The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱers-“to run”
- Latin · derived fromCuronia“Courland”
- English todayCuronian
From Latin Curonia (“Courland”, literally “land of the Curonians”), from an original name Kurš, which could mean "quickly moving (at sea)," from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).
Words from the same roots
Proto-Indo-European*ḱers- all →
coursehorserushhurryrecurexcursusexcursesupracargo
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.