Where does “vacher” come from?

vacher (English) comes from French vacher, from Latin vaccārius, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.

vacher (English): A keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman

Definitions

  1. A keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman

Ancestry of “vacher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvachercowherd
2Latinvaccāriusof or pertaining to a cow
3Latinvaccacow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂- →Every word from Latin vacca →Every word from Latin vaccārius →
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