Where does “Kuhwiese” come from?

Kuhwiese (German) comes from German Wiese, from Middle High German wīse, from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Kuhwiese (German): cow pasture

Definitions

  1. cow pasture

Ancestry of “Kuhwiese”, step by step

Kuhwiese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wiese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWiesea meadow; a lawn, especially a large one, loosely...
2Middle High Germanwīse—
3Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via German Kuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKuhcow
2Middle High Germankuocow
3Old High Germankuocow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →