Where does “Englischkurs” come from?
Englischkurs (German) comes from German Kurs, from Italian corso, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Englischkurs (German): English language course
Definitions
- English language course
Ancestry of “Englischkurs”, step by step
Englischkurs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kurs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kurs | course; exchange rate, market price |
| 2 | Italian | corso | course; stream, waterway; avenue |
| 3 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 4 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German englisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | englisch | English; rare; angelic, angelical |
| 2 | German | engel | angel |
| 3 | Middle High German | engel | angel |
| 4 | Old High German | engil | angel |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 6 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 8 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 9 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |