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Where does “Oxanġehæġ” come from?

Oxanġehæġ (Old English) comes from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

Ancestry of “Oxanġehæġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishoxaox
2Proto-West Germanicohsōox
3Proto-Germanicuhsôox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “Oxanġehæġ”

  • Oxhey
  • Oxehey
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