Where does “oxhide” come from?
oxhide (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.
oxhide (English): The skin of an ox; Leather made from the hide of...
Definitions
- The skin of an ox; Leather made from the hide of...
Ancestry of “oxhide”, step by step
oxhide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ox
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ox | An adult castrated male of cattle; Any bovine... |
| 2 | German | Ochse | ox |
| 3 | Middle High German | ohse | ox |
| 4 | Old High German | ohso | 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 | — |
via English hide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hide | To put in a place where it will be harder to... |
| 2 | Middle English | hide | hide; concealment; hiding spot |
| 3 | Middle English | hiden | to conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;... |
| 4 | Old English | hȳdan | to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |