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/
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Hyphenation: koorts
Rhymes: -oːrts

Noun

koorts f or m (plural koortsen, diminutive koortsje n)

fever

Derived terms

hermelijnkoorts
klierkoorts
knokkelkoorts
koortsachtig
koortsdroom
koortsig
koortslip
hooikoorts
plankenkoorts

Descendants

→ Sranan Tongo: korsu

Anagrams

strook