Where does “skjermkort” come from?

skjermkort (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

skjermkort (Norwegian Nynorsk): video card

Definitions

  1. video card

Ancestry of “skjermkort”, step by step

skjermkort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkortshort; card
2Low Germankorta card
3Germankartecard flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc
4Middle High Germankarte
5Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
6Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
7Frenchcartela cartel
8Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
9Italiancartapaper; map; menu
10Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
11Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
12Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Norwegian Nynorsk skjerm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskjerma screen; screen
2Middle Low Germanscherm
3Old Saxon*skirm
4Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης