Where does “Kurzvokal” come from?

Kurzvokal (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.

Kurzvokal (German): short vowel

Definitions

  1. short vowel

Ancestry of “Kurzvokal”, step by step

Kurzvokal 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 Vokal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVokalvowel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Latin curtusEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kurt