Where does “Kordel” come from?
Kordel (German) comes from French cordelle, from French corde, from Middle French corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.
Kordel (German): cord; twine
Ancestry of “Kordel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cordelle | towline, towrope |
| 2 | French | corde | rope; chord; line |
| 3 | Middle French | corde | rope |
| 4 | Old French | corde | rope |
| 5 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | — |