Where does “courant” come from?

courant (Middle French) comes from Latin currēns, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “courant”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	currēns	running
2	Latin	currō	to run
3	Proto-Indo-European	ḱer-	to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	kr̥-	to turn, to bend
5	Proto-Indo-European	ker-	army

Words derived from “courant”

courant
krant
koerant
Koran
koranti
koran
koran
krantenkiosk
boulevardkrant
krante
koerantberig
krantenjongen
huis-aan-huiskrant
rekening koran

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →