Where does “gavekort” come from?
gavekort (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
gavekort (Norwegian Bokmål): a gift voucher
Definitions
- a gift voucher
Ancestry of “gavekort”, step by step
gavekort traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kort | short; brief; briefly |
| 2 | Low German | kort | a card |
| 3 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 4 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 5 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 6 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 7 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 8 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 9 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 10 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Danish gave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gave | gift, present; gift |
| 2 | Middle Low German | gābe | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gāva | gift |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gābā | gift |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gēbǭ | gift |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gebō | gift; name of the G-rune |
via Norwegian Bokmål kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kort | short; brief; briefly, shortly |