Where does “Kauz” come from?

Kauz (German) comes from Middle High German kūz, from Old High German kūz, from Latvian kūt, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Kauz (German): owl; strigid; crank, odd fellow, codger

Definitions

  1. owl; strigid; crank, odd fellow, codger

Ancestry of “Kauz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankūzexecution pit
2Old High Germankūz—
3Latviankūtto hit, to strike
4Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “Kauz”

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