Where does “cowleech” come from?
cowleech (English) comes from English leech, from Middle English leche, from Old English lǣċe, from Proto-West Germanic lākī, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
cowleech (English): One who heals disease of cows; a cow doctor
Definitions
- One who heals disease of cows; a cow doctor
Ancestry of “cowleech”, step by step
cowleech traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leech | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class... |
| 2 | Middle English | leche | physician; leachate; sluggish stream; doctor,... |
| 3 | Old English | lǣċe | doctor, physician; blood-sucking worm; muddy... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lākī | doctor, physician |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |