Where does “curt” come from?

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

curt (Old French): Alternative form of cort

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cort

Ancestry of “curt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “curt”

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