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Where does “(s)kert-” come from?

(s)kert- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

(s)kert- (Proto-Indo-European): to cut, to turn; to cut, divide; short

Definitions

  1. to cut, to turn; to cut, divide; short

Ancestry of “(s)kert-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “(s)kert-”

  • short
  • courtesy
  • cortex
  • shortage
  • cortical
  • shortest
  • shortcut
  • shorthand
  • curtly
  • curtail
  • curt
  • shortfall
  • shortcoming
  • subcortical
  • corticosteroid
  • glucocorticoid
  • curtailment
  • curtsey
  • neocortex
  • shortwave
  • shortstop
  • curtsy
  • discourtesy
  • corticospinal
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