Where does “Ochsenstachel” come from?

Ochsenstachel (German) comes from German Ochse, from Middle High German ohse, 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.

Ochsenstachel (German): A cattle prod

Definitions

  1. A cattle prod

Ancestry of “Ochsenstachel”, step by step

Ochsenstachel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ochse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOchseox
2Middle High Germanohseox
3Old High Germanohsoox
4Proto-West Germanicohsōox
5Proto-Germanicuhsôox
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via German Stachel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStachelspike, sting, barb, prick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →