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Where does “jólakort” come from?

jólakort (Faroese) comes from Faroese kort, from Old Norse kort, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

jólakort (Faroese): Christmas card

Definitions

  1. Christmas card

Ancestry of “jólakort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekortcard; map
2Old Norsekorta map
3Middle High Germankarte—
4Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
5Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
6Frenchcartela cartel
7Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
8Italiancartapaper; map; menu
9Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
10Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
11Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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