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Where does “shetlandsponni” come from?

shetlandsponni (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ponni, from English pony, from English cowpony, from English cow, from Middle English cow, from Old English cū, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

shetlandsponni (Norwegian Bokmål): a Shetland pony

Definitions

  1. a Shetland pony

Ancestry of “shetlandsponni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålponnia pony
2EnglishponyA small horse; specifically, any of several small...
3EnglishcowponyA horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle
4EnglishcowAn adult female of the species "Bos taurus",...
5Middle EnglishcowAlternative form of cou
6Old Englishcūcow
7Proto-West Germanic*kō—
8Proto-Germanic*kōz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →