Where does “oxenless” come from?
oxenless (English) comes from English oxen, from Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.
oxenless (English): Without oxen
Definitions
- Without oxen
Ancestry of “oxenless”, step by step
oxenless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oxen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxen | plural of ox; Of, relating to, or resembling an... |
| 2 | Middle English | oxen | Alternative form of axen |
| 3 | Old English | oxan | inflection of oxa: ## nominative plural ##... |
| 4 | Old English | oxa | ox |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ohsō | ox |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uhsô | ox |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |