Where does “Auerochse” come from?

Auerochse (German) comes from Middle High German ūrochse, from Old High German ūrohso, 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.

Auerochse (German): aurochs

Definitions

  1. aurochs

Ancestry of “Auerochse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanūrochseaurochs
2Old High Germanūrohsoaurochs
3Old High Germanohsoox
4Proto-West Germanicohsōox
5Proto-Germanicuhsôox
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
7Proto-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 →