Where does “covee” come from?

covee (Old French) comes from Old French cover, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

covee (Old French): the period during which a bird broods

Definitions

  1. the period during which a bird broods

Ancestry of “covee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoverto brood
2Latincubāre—
3Latincubōto lie down, recline
4Proto-Italickubāōto lie down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “covee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →