Where does “koebeest” come from?

koebeest (Dutch) comes from Dutch koe, 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.

koebeest (Dutch): cow, female bovine; bovine of any gender; moo-moo

Definitions

  1. cow, female bovine; bovine of any gender; moo-moo

Ancestry of “koebeest”, step by step

koebeest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoecow; a female of certain mammals, in particular...
2Dutchvoordeford
3Middle Dutchvortford; escape route
4Old Dutchfurt—
5Proto-Germanicfurduzford
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch beest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbeestAn animal, a beast; An animal kept as livestock,...
2Middle Dutchbeeste—
3Middle Dutchbesteinflection of best: ## masculine nominative...
4Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
5Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →