Where does “kurt-” come from?
kurt- (Old Norse) comes from Hungarian kűr, from German Kür, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kure, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.
Ancestry of “kurt-”, step by step
kurt- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kűr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kűr | freestyle, free skating, free skate, free exercise, voluntary exercise |
| 2 | German | Kür | choice; free skating |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kure | — |
| 4 | Arabic | كره | to be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to... |
| 5 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |