Where does “cūslyppe” come from?

cūslyppe (Old English) comes from Old English cū, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.

cūslyppe (Old English): cowslip

Definitions

  1. cowslip

Ancestry of “cūslyppe”, step by step

cūslyppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcūcow
2Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
3Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

via Old English slyppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslyppepaste, viscid substance; paste, slimy substance

Words derived from “cūslyppe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kō →Every word from Old English cū →