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Where does “oxeye” come from?

oxeye (English) comes from English ox, from German Ochse, from Middle High German ohse, from Old High German ohso, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

oxeye (English): Several daisy-like flowers in various genera; Any...

Definitions

  1. Several daisy-like flowers in various genera; Any...

Ancestry of “oxeye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxAn adult castrated male of cattle; Any bovine...
2GermanOchseox
3Middle High Germanohse—
4Old High Germanohsoox
5Proto-West Germanicohsōox
6Proto-Germanicuhsôox
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →