Where does “cowpooling” come from?

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

cowpooling (English): The practice of two or more parties jointly...

Definitions

  1. The practice of two or more parties jointly...

Ancestry of “cowpooling”, step by step

cowpooling 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 pooling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoolingGrouping together of various resources or assets;...
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *kōEvery word from Old English