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Where does “kontanter” come from?

kontanter (Swedish) comes from Swedish kontant, from French comptant, from French compter, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kontanter (Swedish): cash

Definitions

  1. cash

Ancestry of “kontanter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkontantcash; in coins and banknotes; with cash; with...
2Frenchcomptantcash; present participle of compter
3Frenchcompterto count; to reckon, allow; to include
4Middle Frenchcompterto recount; to tell
5Old Frenchcompter—
6Latincomputāre—
7Latincomputō—
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kontanter”

  • kontanthantering
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