Where does “Kurt” come from?
Kurt is a German given name derived from Konrad, which comes from Proto-Germanic kōniz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-.
Ancestry of “Kurt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | kürt | inflection of küren:
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| 2 | German | Konrad | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | Kuonrāt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Kuonrād | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *Kōnirād | — |