Where does “curen” come from?

curen (Middle English) comes from Old French curer, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

curen (Middle English): to select

Definitions

  1. to select

Ancestry of “curen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcurerto clean
2Latincūrōto arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to
3Latincūracare, concern, thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “curen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys- →Every word from Latin cūra →