Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Nynorsk

Where does “ku” come from?

ku (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kýr, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

ku (Norwegian Nynorsk): cow; imperative of kua

Definitions

  1. cow; imperative of kua

Ancestry of “ku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekýrcow
2Proto-Germanic*kōz—

Words derived from “ku”

  • kugalskap
  • kumjølk
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →