Where does “korsen” come from?
korsen (Swedish) comes from Cornish kors, from Middle English cours, from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Definitions
Ancestry of “korsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | kors | reeds |
| 2 | Middle English | cours | course |
| 3 | Old French | cours | route; course; way |
| 4 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 5 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |