Where does “Kurzstrecke” come from?
Kurzstrecke (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.
Kurzstrecke (German): short distance
Definitions
- short distance
Ancestry of “Kurzstrecke”, step by step
Kurzstrecke 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 Strecke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Strecke | stretch; route |
| 2 | German | strecken | to straighten, stretch; to elongate, lengthen; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | strecken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | strecken | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |