Where does “korsleting” come from?
korsleting (Indonesian) comes from Dutch kortsluiting, from Dutch kortsluiten, from Dutch kort, from Middle Dutch cort, from Old Dutch kurt, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
korsleting (Indonesian): short circuit
Definitions
- short circuit
Ancestry of “korsleting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kortsluiting | short circuit; the act of communicating directly |
| 2 | Dutch | kortsluiten | to communicate directly, to make arrangements; to... |
| 3 | Dutch | kort | short |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cort | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | kurt | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kurt | short |
| 7 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |