Where does “courtepy” come from?
courtepy (English) comes from Dutch kort, from Middle Dutch cort, from Old Dutch kurt, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
courtepy (English): A short coat of coarse cloth
Definitions
- A short coat of coarse cloth
Ancestry of “courtepy”, step by step
courtepy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kort | short |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cort | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kurt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kurt | short |
| 5 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Dutch pije
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pije | a coarse cloth |