Where does “auroch” come from?

auroch (English) comes from English aurochs, from German Aurochs, from Middle High German ūrochse, from Old High German ūrohso, from Old High German ohso, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn.

auroch (English): Alternative spelling of aurochs

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of aurochs

Ancestry of “auroch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaurochsAn extinct European mammal, "Bos primigenius",...
2GermanAurochs—
3Middle High Germanūrochseaurochs
4Old High Germanūrohsoaurochs
5Old High Germanohsoox
6Proto-West Germanicohsōox
7Proto-Germanicuhsôox
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →