Where does “schellekoord” come from?
schellekoord (Dutch) comes from Dutch koord, from Middle Dutch corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.
schellekoord (Dutch): bellpull
Definitions
- bellpull
Ancestry of “schellekoord”, step by step
schellekoord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch koord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koord | rope, cord |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | corde | — |
| 3 | Old French | corde | rope |
| 4 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | bowels, intestines |
via Dutch schellen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schellen | To peel; To be peeled; To ring a bell |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | scellen | loud sound |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skellan | to sound |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skellan | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skellaną | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |