Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kuzą

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to taste; choose”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈku.zɑ̃/

Noun

*kuzą n

choice; choosing; vote; decision

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kuzą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kuzą	*kuzō
vocative	*kuzą	*kuzō
accusative	*kuzą	*kuzō
genitive	kuzas, kuzis	*kuzǫ̂
dative	*kuzai	*kuzamaz
instrumental	*kuzō	*kuzamiz

Synonyms

*kuziz

Related terms

*keusaną

Descendants

Old English: *cor; ġecor
- Middle English: cor, core
Old Frisian: kor
- (West Frisian: kar?)
Old Norse: kjǫr, kør
- Icelandic: kjör
- Faroese: kor
- Norwegian: kår
- Swedish: kor; villkor
- Danish: kår