Where does “Kurzschluss” come from?

Kurzschluss (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.

Kurzschluss (German): short circuit; false conclusion

Definitions

  1. short circuit; false conclusion

Ancestry of “Kurzschluss”, step by step

Kurzschluss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankurzshort, brief; concise; briefly, in short
2Middle High Germankurz—
3Old High Germankurzshort
4Proto-West Germanickurtshort
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via German Schluß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlußFormerly standard spelling of Schluss which was...
2Middle High Germansluz—

Words derived from “Kurzschluss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kurt →
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