Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “cyre” come from?

cyre (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kuziz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

cyre (Old English): choice; free will; election

Definitions

  1. choice; free will; election

Ancestry of “cyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickuzizchoice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “cyre”

  • kire
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