Where does “kortsluiten” come from?

kortsluiten (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.

kortsluiten (Dutch): to communicate directly, to make arrangements; to...

Definitions

  1. to communicate directly, to make arrangements; to...

Ancestry of “kortsluiten”, step by step

kortsluiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kort

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

via Dutch sluiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsluitento close; to make, to affirm
2Middle Dutchslutento close, to shut; to close off; to lock up
3Old Dutchslūtanto close, shut
4Proto-Germanicslūtaną—

Words derived from “kortsluiten”

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