Kauz
German (Berlin)
/kaʊ̯t͡s/
noun
Definitions
- owl; strigid
- crank, odd fellow, codger
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German kūz (execution pit) inherited from Old High German *kūz inherited from Proto-Germanic *kūts (bird of prey) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gū- (cry, screech, bend, curve).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gū-
Gloss
cry, screech, bend, curve
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
曲
Emoji
😢 😭 😿
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Keats English
- hellkite English
- kite English
- kite jump English
- kite jumping English
- kiteboard English
- kitefin English
- kiteflying English
- kiteless English
- kitelike English
- kitemaker English
- kitemaking English
- kitemark English
- kiter English
- kitesurf English
- kitesurfer English
- kitesurfing English
- kitish English
- parakite English
- polykite English
- Bart German
- Bartkauz German
- Stein German
- Steinkauz German
- Wald German
- Waldkauz German
- *gū- Proto-Indo-European
- *kuppaz Proto-Germanic
- *kūtijô Proto-Germanic
- *kūts Proto-Germanic
- cȳta Old English
- kyte Middle English
- kajto Esperanto
- *kūz Old High German
- kūz Middle High German
- ikhayithi Xhosa