Where does “vykort” come from?
vykort (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.
vykort (Swedish): postcard, in particular with an image on the...
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Ancestry of “vykort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | kört | |
| 2 | Danish | kort | short; brief; briefly |
| 3 | Low German | kort | a card |
| 4 | German | karte | — |
| 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 |