Where does “cowpox” come from?

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

cowpox (English): A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle...

Definitions

  1. A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle...

Ancestry of “cowpox”, step by step

cowpox 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 Englishcūcow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

via English pox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoxA disease characterized by purulent skin...
2Middle Englishpocke—

Words derived from “cowpox”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →