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Where does “krant” come from?

krant (Dutch) comes from Dutch courant, from French courant, from Old French corant, from Old French corre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

krant (Dutch): newspaper

Definitions

  1. newspaper

Ancestry of “krant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcourantcurrent, prevalent, standard; currency; Archaic...
2Frenchcourantpresent participle of courir; current; current,...
3Old Frenchcorantpresent participle of corre; running; in the...
4Old Frenchcorreto run; to gallop; to travel in general
5Latincurrō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “krant”

  • courant
  • boulevardkrant
  • krantenkiosk
  • koran
  • koerant
  • koerantberig
  • krante
  • koran
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →