Where does “visittkort” come from?
visittkort (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål 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.
visittkort (Norwegian Bokmål): business card, calling card, visiting card; a...
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- business card, calling card, visiting card; a...
Ancestry of “visittkort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kort | short; brief; briefly, shortly |
| 2 | Low German | kort | a card |
| 3 | German | karte | — |
| 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 |