Where does “okse” come from?

okse (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian oxa, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

okse (West Frisian): ox

Definitions

  1. ox

Ancestry of “okse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianoxa—
2Proto-West Germanicohsōox
3Proto-Germanicuhsôox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →