Where does “kowser” come from?

kowser (Cornish) comes from Cornish er, from Middle Cornish er, from Middle English eir, from Anglo-Norman heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

kowser (Cornish): speaker

Definitions

  1. speaker

Ancestry of “kowser”, step by step

kowser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishereagle; heir; Soft mutation of ger
2Middle Cornisher—
3Middle Englisheir—
4Anglo-Normanheir—
5Latinhērēsheir, heiress
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

via Cornish kows

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkowsto speak, talk
2Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
3Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

Words derived from “kowser”

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