Where does “cowkeeper” come from?

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

cowkeeper (English): cowherd

Definitions

  1. cowherd

Ancestry of “cowkeeper”, step by step

cowkeeper 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 keeper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkeeperOne who keeps something; A person or thing worth...
2Middle Englishkepere—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kō →Every word from Old English cū →