Where does “krante” come from?
krante (West Frisian) comes from Dutch krant, from Dutch courant, from French courant, from Old French corant, from Old French corre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
krante (West Frisian): newspaper
Definitions
- newspaper
Ancestry of “krante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krant | newspaper |
| 2 | Dutch | courant | current, prevalent, standard; currency; Archaic... |
| 3 | French | courant | present participle of courir; current; current,... |
| 4 | Old French | corant | present participle of corre; running; in the... |
| 5 | Old French | corre | to run; to gallop; to travel in general |
| 6 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |