Where does “bōs” come from?

bōs (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bansaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bōs (Old English): an ox or cowstall

Definitions

  1. an ox or cowstall

Ancestry of “bōs”, step by step

bōs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bansaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbansazcrib; cradle; stall; barn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Proto-Germanic bandstiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbandstizstall

via Proto-Germanic bandsaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbandsaz—

Words derived from “bōs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bansaz →