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Where does “cud” come from?

Cud comes from Old English cūd, from Latin caudex meaning tree trunk, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- meaning to press or squeeze.

cud (English): The portion of food which is brought back into...

Definitions

  1. The portion of food which is brought back into...

Ancestry of “cud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcouldsimple past tense of can; conditional of can;...
2EnglishICHInitialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism...
3EnglishichthyophthiriasisA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused...
4EnglishIchthyophthirius—
5Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
6Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
7Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “cud”

  • cudweed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →