Where does “med kort” come from?
med kort (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål med, from Danish med, from Danish medlyd, from Danish lyd, from Old Danish liud, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to- — to cover; to incline.
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Ancestry of “med kort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | med | with; by; of |
| 2 | Danish | med | with; by; including, counting |
| 3 | Danish | medlyd | consonant |
| 4 | Danish | lyd | sound; noise; imperative of lyde |
| 5 | Old Danish | liud | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | hljóð | silence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hleuþą | listening, hearing; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew-to- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |