Where does “oxe” come from?

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

oxe (Swedish): an ox; a neutered bovine bull, typically used as...

Definitions

  1. an ox; a neutered bovine bull, typically used as...

Ancestry of “oxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishoxe—
2Old Norseoxiox
3Proto-Germanicuhsôox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “oxe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →