Where does “Großvieheinheit” come from?

Großvieheinheit (German) comes from German Einheit, from German eins, from Middle High German eines.

Großvieheinheit (German): livestock unit a conversion key used to compare different farm animals on the basis of their live weight

Definitions

  1. livestock unit a conversion key used to compare different farm animals on the basis of their live weight

Ancestry of “Großvieheinheit”, step by step

Großvieheinheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Einheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinheitunit; unity
2Germaneinsone; one, one o'clock; Alternative form of eines:...
3Middle High Germaneines

via German Großvieh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGroßvieh
Every word from Middle High German eines