Where does “kortademig” come from?

kortademig (Dutch) comes from Dutch kort, from Middle Dutch cort, from Old Dutch kurt, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kortademig (Dutch): dyspneic, being short of breath

Definitions

  1. dyspneic, being short of breath

Ancestry of “kortademig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkortshort
2Middle Dutchcort—
3Old Dutchkurt—
4Proto-West Germanickurtshort
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kurt →