Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kursô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Thought to be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₃u-(w)ŕ̥s-ēn (“bull”), from *gʷoh₃ws (“cow”) +‎ *wérsēn (“male animal”), cognate with Sanskrit गोवृष (govṛṣa, “bull”), Proto-Tocharian *kauwärṣän (“bull”).

Noun

*kursô m

1. bull, calf

Declension

Declension of *kursô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kursô	*kursaniz
Vocative	*kursô	*kursaniz
Accusative	*kursanų	*kursanunz
Genitive	*kursiniz	*kursanǫ̂
Dative	*kursini	*kursammaz
Instrumental	*kursinē	*kursammiz

Related terms

• *kōz

Descendants

• Proto-Norse: *kursō, *kussō
  • Old Norse: kursi, kussi m, kussa f
    • Icelandic: kussi, kusi m, kussa, kusa f
    • Faroese: kussi
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: kusse m, kussa f
    • Swedish: kossa f
    • → Scots: kussi, kossi (Shetlandic)
      • ⇒ Scots: kussak, kussack (Orkney, diminutive)
  • → Proto-Samic: *kusë (see there for further descendants)