Where does “kie” come from?

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

kie (English): plural of cow

Definitions

  1. plural of cow

Ancestry of “kie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishkyAlternative form of kie
2Old Englishcȳcows
3Old Englishcūcow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kō →Every word from Old English cū →