Where does “kohäger” come from?
kohäger (Swedish) comes from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.
kohäger (Swedish): cattle egret
Ancestry of “kohäger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | kö | queue; a line of waiting people or other objects;... |
| 2 | French | queue | tail; queue, line; cue |
| 3 | Middle French | queu | — |
| 4 | Old French | cue | tail |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 6 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |