Where does “kūz” come from?

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

kūz (Middle High German): execution pit

Definitions

  1. execution pit

Ancestry of “kūz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kūz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latvian kūt →Every word from Old High German kūz →