Where does “Ohs” come from?

Ohs (Central Franconian) 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.

Ohs (Central Franconian): ox; bull

Definitions

  1. ox; bull

Ancestry of “Ohs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanohseox
2Old High Germanohsoox
3Proto-West Germanicohsōox
4Proto-Germanicuhsôox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “Ohs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →