Where does “Britcore” come from?
Britcore (English) comes from English -core, from English hardcore, from English hard, from Old French hardi, from Old French hardir, from Frankish hardijan, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz — to travel, tour.
Britcore (English): A fast subgenre of UK rap that emerged in the late 1980s
Definitions
- A fast subgenre of UK rap that emerged in the late 1980s
Ancestry of “Britcore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -core | Applied to various genres of music and... |
| 2 | English | hardcore | Having an extreme dedication to a certain... |
| 3 | English | hard | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty;... |
| 4 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 5 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 6 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |