Where does “kine” come from?

Kine comes from Middle English -en, from Old English -en and cū meaning cow, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws meaning cow.

kine (English): plural of cow; The unit velocity in the CGS...

Definitions

  1. plural of cow; The unit velocity in the CGS...

Ancestry of “kine”, step by step

kine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English kyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishkynAlternative form of kyne
2Old Englishcynnkind; tribe, race, species; family
3Proto-West Germanic*kunifamily, kin
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Old Frisian hēm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhēm—
2Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “kine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →