Where does “kurt” come from?

kurt (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kurt (Proto-West Germanic): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “kurt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kurt”

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