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Where does “Willkür” come from?

Willkür (German) comes from German Kür, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kure, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.

Willkür (German): arbitrariness

Definitions

  1. arbitrariness

Ancestry of “Willkür”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKürchoice; free skating
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickure—
3Arabicكرهto be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to...
4Arabicكُرَةball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a...
5Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
6Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
7Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian

Words derived from “Willkür”

  • Willkürlichkeit
  • willkürlich
  • unwillkürlich
  • uvilkårlig
  • vilkårlig
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