Where does “oxlip” come from?

oxlip (English) comes from Middle English oxeslyppe, from Old English oxanslyppe, 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.

oxlip (English): The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but...

Definitions

  1. The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but...

Ancestry of “oxlip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoxeslyppe—
2Old Englishoxanslyppeoxlip
3Old Englishoxaninflection of oxa: ## nominative plural ##...
4Old Englishoxaox
5Proto-West Germanicohsōox
6Proto-Germanicuhsôox
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →
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