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

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