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Where does “kū” come from?
kū (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kūz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
Ancestry of “kū”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
kūz
a cow
2
Proto-Indo-European
gʷṓws
cattle
Words derived from “kū”
cu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →
Every word from Proto-Germanic kūz →