Where does “cowlot” come from?

cowlot (English) comes from English Lot, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cowlot (English): A plot of land for keeping and grazing cows

Definitions

  1. A plot of land for keeping and grazing cows

Ancestry of “cowlot”, step by step

cowlot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Lot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLotA nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran
2FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
3Middle Frenchlot
4Old Frenchloz
5Frankishlot
6Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English cow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcowAn adult female of the species "Bos taurus",...
2Middle EnglishcowAlternative form of cou
3Old Englishcow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-