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Where does “kuur” come from?

kuur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cure, from Old French cure, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

kuur (Dutch): treatment, cure; mood, quirk

Definitions

  1. treatment, cure; mood, quirk

Ancestry of “kuur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcure—
2Old Frenchcuremedical attention; worry; desire
3Latincūra—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “kuur”

  • luchtkuur
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