Where does “wisselkoers” come from?
wisselkoers (Dutch) comes from Dutch koers, from Middle Dutch coers, from Middle French cours, from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
wisselkoers (Dutch): exchange rate; the price of a bill of exchange
Definitions
- exchange rate; the price of a bill of exchange
Ancestry of “wisselkoers”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | koers | course of action, approach; course of a plane or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | coers | — |
| 3 | Middle French | cours | — |
| 4 | Old French | cours | route; course; way |
| 5 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 6 | Latin | currō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |