Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kuziz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈku.ziz/

Noun

*kuziz m

choice

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *kuziz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kuziz	*kuzīz
vocative	*kuzi	*kuzīz
accusative	*kuzį	*kuzinz
genitive	*kuzīz	*kuzjǫ̂
dative	*kuzī	*kuzimaz
instrumental	*kuzī	*kuzimiz

Synonyms

*kuzą

Derived terms

*kuzjǭ

Related terms

*keusaną

Descendants

Old English: cyre m
- Middle English: cure, kire
Old Frisian: kere m
- Saterland Frisian: ceur, Köar
- West Frisian: kar
Old Saxon: kuri m
- Middle Low German: küre, köre
  - Low German: Köre
Old Dutch: kuri
- Middle Dutch: core, kore, cuere
  - Dutch: keur > keuze, keus
Old High German: kuri, churi m or f
- Middle High German: küre, kür
  - German: Kür, Kur (in compounds)

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