koorts
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch corts, further etymology unknown, with apparently no direct Germanic language cognates. An indirect relationship with kool (“coal”) has been suggested, via Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- (“burn, shine”), compare Sanskrit ज्वलति (“burn brightly, blaze”) and ज्वर (“fever, pain”). But this is quite speculative as all Germanic derivatives of this root have the sense of coal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koːrts/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: koorts
- Rhymes: -oːrts
Derived terms
- hermelijnkoorts
- klierkoorts
- knokkelkoorts
- koortsachtig
- koortsdroom
- koortsig
- koortslip
- hooikoorts
- plankenkoorts
Descendants
- → Sranan Tongo: korsu
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