Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kuʀi

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kuziz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to test, taste, choose”).

Noun

*kuʀi m

1. choice, decision

   Synonym: *koʀ

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kuʀi
Genitive	*kuʀī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kuʀi	*kuʀī
Accusative	*kuʀi	*kuʀī
Genitive	*kuʀī	*kuʀjō
Dative	*kuʀī	*kuʀim, *kuʀjum
Instrumental	*kuʀī	*kuʀim, *kuʀjum

Descendants

• Old English: cyre
  • Middle English: kire, cyre, cure
• Old Frisian: kere
  • Saterland Frisian: ceur, Köar
  • West Frisian: kar
• Old Saxon: kuri
  • Middle Low German: küre, köre
    • Low German: Köre
• Old Dutch: kuri
  • Middle Dutch: core, kore, cuere
    • Dutch: keur
      • → Indonesian: kir
      • Afrikaans: keur
      • ⇒ Dutch: keuze, keus
        • Dutch: keuse, keus
• Old High German: kuri, churi m or f
  • Middle High German: küre, kür
    • German: Kür, Kur