Where does “ossenhuid” come from?

ossenhuid (Dutch) comes from Dutch os, from Middle Dutch osse, from Old Dutch osso, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

ossenhuid (Dutch): oxhide

Definitions

  1. oxhide

Ancestry of “ossenhuid”, step by step

ossenhuid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchosox
2Middle Dutchosse—
3Old Dutchossoox
4Proto-West Germanicohsōox
5Proto-Germanicuhsôox
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via Dutch huid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhuidskin; the hull of a ship or aircraft
2Middle Dutchhuut—
3Old Dutchhūd—
4Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
5Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →
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