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
Ancestry of “kūz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | kūz | — |
| 2 | Latvian | kūt | to hit, to strike |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |