English
Kurzweil
Kurzweil comes from German Kurzweil ‘amusement, diversion, pastime’, and goes back to Middle High German kurzewile.
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kurzewile
- Germanc. 1650–presentKurzweil‘amusement, diversion, pastime’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kurzewile
- Germanc. 1650–presentKurzweil‘amusement, diversion, pastime’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle High German kurzewile
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle High German kurzewile / Kurzweil