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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *k(')erd-
Meaning: gift, talent
Old Greek: kérdos n. `Gewinn, Vorteil, Lohn, Sold, Gewinnsucht', pl. auch `gute Ratschläge, Listen, Ränke', kerdái̯nō `gewinnen, Vorteil ziehen'
Celtic: *kerdā, *kerdo-: OIr cerd `Kunst, Handwerk'; cerd `aerarius, figulus, poeta', Cymr cerdd `musica'
Russ. meaning: божий дар
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 932
Root: kerd-2
English meaning: talent, craft; talented
German meaning: etwa `handwerksmäßig geschickt, klug berechnend'
Material: Gr. κέρδος n. `Gewinn, Vorteil', κερδίων `nützlicher, ersprießlicher', κέρδιστος `der Verschlagenste (Hom.); ersprießlichst', κερδαλεός `gewinnend, nützlich, listig', κερδαλέη, κερδώ `Fuchs', κερδαίνω `gewinne'; aus gr. *κέρδων stammt lat. cerdō `gemeiner Handwerksmann'; air. cerd f. `Kunst, Handwerk; Künstler, Dichter'; cymr. cerdd f. `Kunst, Poesie';
aisl. Beiname horti m. `klug' (?), horskr ds., ags. asächs. ahd. horsc ds. (*hort-ska-).
References: WP. I 423.
Pages: 579
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