Where does “ku” come from?

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

ku (Norwegian Nynorsk): cow; imperative of kua

Definitions

  1. cow; imperative of kua

Ancestry of “ku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekýrcow
2Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

Words derived from “ku

Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōzEvery word from Old Norse kýr