Dutch word kort comes from Proto-Indo-European *sker-, Proto-Italic *kortos, and later Proto-Germanic *kurtaz ((West Germanic) short.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *sker- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | cut, to turn, bend, to bend, turn, shear, to twist, bend, dung, manure |
| *kortos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| curta | Latin (lat) | |
| *kurtaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (West Germanic) short. |
| kurt | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| cort | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
| kort | Dutch (nld) | Short. |