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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

  1. A small barn for keeping cows

Ancestry of “cowshed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshedTo part, separate or divide; To part with,...
2EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
3Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
4EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
5Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
6Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
7Old Englishendung—
8Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
9Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
10Proto-Germanicandijazend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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