Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaurijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Variant of *karjaną, reportedly from Proto-Indo-European *gei- (“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯.ri.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kaurijaną

to turn, sweep

Descendants

Old Norse: keyra
- Icelandic: keyra
- Faroese: koyra
- Norwegian:
  - Bokmål: kjøre
  - Nynorsk: køyre
- Old Swedish: kø̄ra
  - Swedish: köra
- Old Danish: kø̄ræ
  - Danish: køre
- Westrobothnian: kjör
- Elfdalian: tjyöra
- Gutnish: kåire
- Scanian: køra
- → Middle English: cairen, kayren
  - English: cair