Where does “cowpock” come from?

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

cowpock (English): Obsolete form of cowpox

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of cowpox

Ancestry of “cowpock”, step by step

cowpock 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 pock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpockA pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin...
2Middle Englishpok
3Old Englishpoc
4Proto-Germanicpukkaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *kōEvery word from Old English
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