Where does “cowfeeder” come from?

cowfeeder (English) comes from English cow, from Middle English cow, from Old English cū, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.

cowfeeder (English): The tenant of a small dairy farm with cows

Definitions

  1. The tenant of a small dairy farm with cows

Ancestry of “cowfeeder”, step by step

cowfeeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcowAn adult female of the species "Bos taurus",...
2Middle EnglishcowAlternative form of cou
3Old Englishcūcow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

via English feeder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeederOne who feeds, or gives food to another; One who...
2Middle Englishfeedere—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →