Where does “aurochs” come from?

aurochs (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

aurochs (English): An extinct European mammal, "Bos primigenius",...

Definitions

  1. An extinct European mammal, "Bos primigenius",...

Ancestry of “aurochs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAurochs—
2Middle High Germanūrochseaurochs
3Old High Germanūrohsoaurochs
4Old High Germanohsoox
5Proto-West Germanicohsōox
6Proto-Germanicuhsôox
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “aurochs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →