Where does “” come from?

kū (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kūz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickūza cow
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Germanic kūz