Where does “kurz” come from?
kurz (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
kurz (Old High German): short
Definitions
- short
Ancestry of “kurz”, step by step
kurz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic kurt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | kurt | short |
| 2 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Proto-Germanic kurt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kurt | — |
via Germanic *kurt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germanic | *kurt | — |