Where does “schorsen” come from?
schorsen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schorsen, from Old French escorcier, from French écorce, from Middle French escorce, from Old French escorce, from Medieval Latin scorcia, from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum — to cut, cut off, sever.
schorsen (Dutch): to suspend, delay by inserting a pause; to...
Definitions
- to suspend, delay by inserting a pause; to...
Ancestry of “schorsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | schorsen | — |
| 2 | Old French | escorcier | to debark |
| 3 | French | écorce | bark; peel; crust |
| 4 | Middle French | escorce | bark |
| 5 | Old French | escorce | bark |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | scorcia | — |
| 7 | Latin | scortea | a leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a... |
| 8 | Latin | scortum | a skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |