An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kirre

by Friedrich Kluge

kirre, adj., ‘tractable,’ from MidHG. kürre, MidG. kurre, kirre, adj., ‘tame, mild’; derived, by suppressing the w, from earlier OHG. *churri, *quirri; comp. Goth. qaírrus, ‘meek,’ OIc. kvirr, kyrr, adj., ‘still, quiet.’ Perhaps based on the Teut. root gër appearing in ModHG. Köder; yet Lith. gurti, ‘to grow weak, relax,’ gurus, ‘crumbling,’ may also be allied.