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
- plural of cow; The unit velocity in the CGS...
Ancestry of “kine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | kyn | Alternative form of kyne |
| 2 | Old English | cynn | kind; tribe, race, species; family |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kuni | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “kine”