Where does “Ochs” come from?

Ochs (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German ohse, from Old High German ohso, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

Ochs (Alemannic German): ox; bullock

Definitions

  1. ox; bullock

Ancestry of “Ochs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanohseox
2Old High Germanohsoox
3Proto-West Germanicohsōox
4Proto-Germanicuhsôox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →