Where does “court” come from?

court (Norman) comes from Old French curt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

court (Norman): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “court”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcurtAlternative form of cort
2Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “court”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Old French curt →