From Middle English kur, curre, of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin. Compare Middle Dutch corre ("house dog; watch-dog"), dialectal Swedish kurre ("a dog"). Compare also Old Norse kurra ("to growl; grumble"), Middle Low German korren ("to growl").
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