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Where does “kod” come from?

kod (Swedish) comes from English code, from English bytecode, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan — to pull, to draw; to lead.

kod (Swedish): code; a very short abbreviation; code; a set of...

Definitions

  1. code; a very short abbreviation; code; a set of...

Ancestry of “kod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
2EnglishbytecodeP-code
3EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
4EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
5Middle Englishbitento bite
6Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
7Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
8Old Englishtēohan—
9Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
10Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
11Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “kod”

  • källkod
  • kodifiera
  • morsekod
  • åtkomstkod
  • accesskod
  • bokstavskod
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