Where does “koe” come from?

koe (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorde, from Middle Dutch vort, from Old Dutch furt, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

koe (Dutch): cow; a female of certain mammals, in particular...

Definitions

  1. cow; a female of certain mammals, in particular...

Ancestry of “koe”, step by step

koe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voorde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoordeford
2Middle Dutchvortford; escape route
3Old Dutchfurt—
4Proto-Germanicfurduzford
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Middle Dutch coe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcoecow
2Old Dutchcuocow
3Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
4Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

Words derived from “koe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →