Börse

German (Berlin)

/ˈbœrzə/

noun
Definitions
  • stock market, stock exchange, bourse
  • (becoming) wallet, purse

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish beurs (stock exchange, purse, grant, exchange, bursary) derived from French bourse (purse, exchange, fund, grant) derived from bursa derived from Ancient Greek βύρσα (hide, wine-skin, leather, skin stripped off a hide, skin stripped off, wineskin, bag).

Origin

Ancient Greek

βύρσα

Gloss

hide, wine-skin, leather, skin stripped off a hide, skin stripped off, wineskin, bag

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

革

Emoji
🥷

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