Where does “kortharig” come from?

kortharig (Dutch) comes from Swedish kört, from Danish kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

kortharig (Dutch): shorthaired

Definitions

  1. shorthaired

Ancestry of “kortharig”, step by step

kortharig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kört

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkörtshort
2Danishkortshort; brief; briefly
3Low Germankorta card
4Germankartecard flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc
5Middle High Germankarte
6Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
7Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
8Frenchcartela cartel
9Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
10Italiancartapaper; map; menu
11Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
12Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
13Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Dutch haar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhaarThird-person singular, feminine object pronoun:...
2Middle Dutchhâerher
3Old Dutchhirogenitive/dative of siu
4Proto-Germanichezōidative singular feminine of *hiz
5Proto-Germanic*hiz
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt
8Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
9Old High Germankuti
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Swedish hårig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhårighairy; having a lot of hair or fur
2Swedishhårhair
3Old Norsehérhere
4Proto-Germanichē₂rhere, in this place
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