1. Etymology of the English word cow
the English word
cowderived from the English word
cuderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷou-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*kwonDerivations in English
cowbane,
cowbell,
cowboy,
cowfish,
cowherb,
cowhide,
cowlick,
cowman,
cowpox,
cowshed,
cowtail,
cowbird,
cowcatcher,
cowhand,
cowpea,
cowskin,
cowherd,
cow-pox,
cowed,
cowingDerivations in other languages
French
cow-poxCognates
Dutch
koe, German
Kuh, Icelandic
kyr, Swedish
ko2. Etymology of the English word cow
derived from the English word
cowderived from the Old Norse word
kuga
