Where does “Uess” come from?
Uess (Luxembourgish) comes from Central Franconian Ohs, 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.
Uess (Luxembourgish): ox
Ancestry of “Uess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Central Franconian | Ohs | ox; bull |
| 2 | Middle High German | ohse | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ohso | ox |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ohsō | ox |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uhsô | ox |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |