Where does “kör” come from?

kör (German) comes from Hebrew כור, from Akkadian 𒆠𒉈, from Sumerian 𒄥 — to turn, bend.

kör (German): singular imperative of kören; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of kören; first-person...

Ancestry of “kör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewכורA furnace for melting metals
2Akkadian𒆠𒉈—
3Sumerian𒄥to turn, bend
Every word from Sumerian 𒄥 →Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 →Every word from Hebrew כור →