Where does “cowshed” come from?
Cowshed is a compound of English cow and English shed, where shed derives from Middle English schade, Old English sċeadu, and Proto-Indo-European skÁit-, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European sek-.
cowshed (English): A small barn for keeping cows
Definitions
- A small barn for keeping cows
Ancestry of “cowshed”, step by step
cowshed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shed | To part, separate or divide; To part with,... |
| 2 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 4 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 5 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 6 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 7 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 8 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |