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Where does “slowcore” come from?

slowcore (English) comes from English Core, from English -core, from English hardcore, from English hard, from Old French hardi, from Old French hardir, from Frankish hardijan, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną.

slowcore (English): A subgenre of indie and alternative rock music,...

Definitions

  1. A subgenre of indie and alternative rock music,...

Ancestry of “slowcore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCore—
2English-coreApplied to various genres of music and...
3EnglishhardcoreHaving an extreme dedication to a certain...
4EnglishhardHaving a severe property; presenting difficulty;...
5Old Frenchhardihardy; tough; durable
6Old Frenchhardirto harden
7Frankishhardijanto harden, to make hard
8Proto-Germanichardijanąto make hard, strong; to harden
9Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
10Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
11Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →