Where does “cowheel” come from?
cowheel (English) comes from English cow, from Middle English cow, from Old English cū, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.
cowheel (English): The heel of a cow, used as food
Definitions
- The heel of a cow, used as food
Ancestry of “cowheel”, step by step
cowheel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cow | An adult female of the species "Bos taurus",... |
| 2 | Middle English | cow | Alternative form of cou |
| 3 | Old English | cū | cow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kō | cow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *kōz | cow |
via English heel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | heel | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the... |
| 2 | Middle English | hele | Alternative form of ele |
| 3 | Old English | hēla | heel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hą̄hilō | heel |