Where does “ohso” come from?
ohso (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.
ohso (Old High German): ox
Ancestry of “ohso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | ohsō | ox |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | uhsô | ox |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |
Words derived from “ohso”