Where does “Kurzaufenthalt” come from?
Kurzaufenthalt (German) comes from German kurz, from Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Kurzaufenthalt (German): short-term stay
Definitions
- short-term stay
Ancestry of “Kurzaufenthalt”, step by step
Kurzaufenthalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kurz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kurz | short, brief; concise; briefly, in short |
| 2 | Middle High German | kurz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kurz | short |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kurt | short |
| 5 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via German Aufenthalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aufenthalt | stay; residence; presence; sojourn; stop;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ūfenthalt | stay |
| 3 | Middle High German | ūfenthalten | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | ūfhalten | — |