Where does “Kurcz” come from?

Kurcz (Polish) comes from Polish kurczyć, from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti — to contort, to twist, to writhe.

Kurcz (Polish): spasm

Definitions

  1. spasm

Ancestry of “Kurcz”, step by step

Kurcz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kurczyć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkurczyćto shrink, to contract
2Proto-Slavickъrčitito contort, to twist, to writhe

via Proto-Slavic kъrčь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъrčьspasm

Words derived from “Kurcz”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti →Every word from Polish kurczyć →