Where does “heiferette” come from?
heiferette (English) comes from English heifer, from Middle English heyfre, from Old English heahfore, from Old English heah, from Proto-West Germanic hauh, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
heiferette (English): A female bovine, usually more than six months of...
Definitions
- A female bovine, usually more than six months of...
Ancestry of “heiferette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | heifer | A young female cow, one over one year old but... |
| 2 | Middle English | heyfre | — |
| 3 | Old English | heahfore | heifer |
| 4 | Old English | heah | high, tall; exalted, illustrious, important;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hauh | high |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hauhaz | high |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |