Where does “kurier” come from?
kurier (German) comes from Middle High German kurier, from French courrier, from Old French corier, from Italian corriere, from Italian correre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
kurier (German): singular imperative of kurieren; first-person...
Definitions
- singular imperative of kurieren; first-person...
Ancestry of “kurier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kurier | — |
| 2 | French | courrier | messenger, courier; mail |
| 3 | Old French | corier | — |
| 4 | Italian | corriere | messenger; courier; plover |
| 5 | Italian | correre | to run; to hurry, rush |
| 6 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |