Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “core” come from?

core (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kuri, from Proto-Germanic kuziz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

Ancestry of “core”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkuri—
2Proto-Germanickuzizchoice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “core”

  • keurkorps
  • onwillekeurig
  • keurig
  • nauwkeurig
  • keur
  • willekeur
  • voorkeur
  • willekeurig
  • keurtroep
  • keurleger
  • willekeurig
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