Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kuzą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.zɑ̃/

Noun

*kuzą n

1. choice; choosing; vote; decision

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kuzą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kuzą	*kuzō
vocative	*kuzą	*kuzō
accusative	*kuzą	*kuzō
genitive	*kuzas, *kuzis	*kuzǫ̂
dative	*kuzai	*kuzamaz
instrumental	*kuzō	*kuzamiz

Related terms

• *keusaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *koʀ
  • Old English: *cor
    • Middle English: cor, core
    • ⇒ Old English: ġecor
  • Old Frisian: kor
    • >? West Frisian: kar
• Old Norse:

  East Old Norse: *koʀ

  West Old Norse: kør

  • Icelandic: kjör
  • Faroese: kor
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kòr, kår
  • Swedish: kor
  • Danish: kår
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kår