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 — cow.

kye (Middle English): Alternative form of kie; cows

Definitions

Alternative form of kie; cows

Ancestry of “kye”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	kie	plural of cou
2	Old English	cȳ	cows
3	Old English	cū	cow
4	Proto-West Germanic	*kō	cow
5	Proto-Germanic	*kōz	cow

Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kō →Every word from Old English cū →