Where does “póstkort” come from?
póstkort (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic póstur, from Danish post, from Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
póstkort (Icelandic): postcard
Definitions
- postcard
Ancestry of “póstkort”, step by step
póstkort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic póstur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | póstur | post, mail; postal service; postman |
| 2 | Danish | post | post; post, mail; postman |
| 3 | Middle Low German | post | — |
| 4 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 5 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Icelandic kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kort | map; postcard, card; debit card |
| 2 | Old Norse | kort | a map |
| 3 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 4 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 5 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 6 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 7 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 8 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 9 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |