Where does “kouter” come from?
kouter (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch couter, from Latin culter, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
kouter (Dutch): colter/coulter; agricultural land, field
Definitions
- colter/coulter; agricultural land, field
Ancestry of “kouter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | couter | — |
| 2 | Latin | culter | knife; razor |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |