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
Ancestry of “shetlandsponni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ponni | a pony |
| 2 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 3 | English | cowpony | A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle |
| 4 | English | cow | An adult female of the species "Bos taurus",... |
| 5 | Middle English | cow | Alternative form of cou |
| 6 | Old English | cū | cow |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *kō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *kōz | — |