Where does “sjókort” come from?
sjókort (Faroese) comes from Icelandic 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.
sjókort (Faroese): nautical chart
Definitions
- nautical chart
Ancestry of “sjókort”, step by step
sjókort traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kort | map; postcard, card; debit card |
| 2 | Old Norse | kort | a map |
| 3 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 4 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 5 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 6 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 7 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 8 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 9 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Icelandic sjór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sjór | sea |
| 2 | Old Norse | sær | the sea, ocean; second/third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Faroese kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | kort | card; map |