Where does “khüjar” come from?

khüjar (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian khua, from Bavarian Kuah, from Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.

khüjar (Cimbrian): cowherd

Definitions

  1. cowherd

Ancestry of “khüjar”, step by step

khüjar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cimbrian khua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbriankhuacow
2BavarianKuahcow
3Middle High Germankuocow
4Old High Germankuocow
5Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
6Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

via Cimbrian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianarmaple, maple tree; Short for èar
2Middle High Germanahorn—
3Old High Germanahornmaple
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kō →Every word from Old High German kuo →