Where does “kortskallig” come from?

kortskallig (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.

kortskallig (Swedish): brachycephalic

Definitions

  1. brachycephalic

Ancestry of “kortskallig”, step by step

kortskallig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kört

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkörtshort
2Danishkortshort; brief; briefly
3Low Germankorta card
4Germankartecard flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc
5Middle High Germankarte—
6Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
7Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
8Frenchcartela cartel
9Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
10Italiancartapaper; map; menu
11Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
12Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
13Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Swedish skalle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskallehead; cranium, skull
2Old Norseskallia bald head; bald head, skull
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
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