Where does “kye” come from?
kye (Middle English) comes from Middle English kie, from Old English cȳ, from Old English cū, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.
kye (Middle English): Alternative form of kie; cows
Definitions
- Alternative form of kie; cows
Ancestry of “kye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | kie | plural of cou |
| 2 | Old English | cȳ | cows |
| 3 | Old English | cū | cow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *kōz | — |