Where does “kortfristig” come from?
kortfristig (Swedish) comes from Swedish kört, from Danish kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kortfristig (Swedish): short-term
Definitions
- short-term
Ancestry of “kortfristig”, step by step
kortfristig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kört
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kört | short |
| 2 | Danish | kort | short; brief; briefly |
| 3 | Low German | kort | a card |
| 4 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 6 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 7 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 8 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 9 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 10 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 11 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Swedish frist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | frist | a period (extended from its original length) within which something must be done, (roughly) a deadline |
| 2 | Old Norse | frest | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frestą | an appointed time; date |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fres | forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |