Where does “cowplop” come from?

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

cowplop (English): cow excrement

Definitions

  1. cow excrement

Ancestry of “cowplop”, step by step

cowplop 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 Englishcow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

via English plop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplopA sound or action like liquid hitting a hard...
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *kōEvery word from Old English