Where does “kår” come from?

kår (Swedish) comes from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

kår (Swedish): a corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a...

Definitions

  1. a corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a...

Ancestry of “kår”, step by step

kår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French corps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
2Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
3Proto-Italickorposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Old Norse ker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekertub, vessel, goblet
2Proto-Germanic*kazą—
3Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

Words derived from “kår”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →