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Where does “ohso” come from?

ohso (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

Ancestry of “ohso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuhsôox
2Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “ohso”

  • gildos
  • ossenhuid
  • os
  • ploegos
  • ossenkar
  • osse
  • osso
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