Where does “cowskin” come from?

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

cowskin (English): leather made from the hide of a cow or similar...

Definitions

  1. leather made from the hide of a cow or similar...

Ancestry of “cowskin”, step by step

cowskin 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 Skin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSkinThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
2Middle EnglishskynThe skin; A layer or cover located in the inside...
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *kōEvery word from Old English