Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “oxe” come from?

oxe (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse oxi, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

Ancestry of “oxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseoxiox
2Proto-Germanicuhsôox
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “oxe”

  • oxpiska
  • talgoxe
  • oxe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →