Where does “Kuhfladen” come from?

Kuhfladen (German) comes from German Kuh, from Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.

Kuhfladen (German): cow pat, cow chip

Definitions

  1. cow pat, cow chip

Ancestry of “Kuhfladen”, step by step

Kuhfladen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKuhcow
2Middle High Germankuocow
3Old High Germankuocow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

via German Fladen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFladena flat cake; cowpat
2Middle High Germanvlade—
3Old High Germanfladoa ceremonial cake
4Proto-West Germanicflaþōthin fried batter cake, pancake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kō →Every word from Old High German kuo →
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