Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *kōz.

    Noun

    *kō f

    1. cow

    Inflection

    Consonant stem
    Singular
    Nominative *kō
    Genitive *kūi
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *kō *kōi
    Accusative *kō *kōi
    Genitive *kūi *kūō
    Dative *kūi *kūm
    Instrumental *kūi *kūm

    Descendants

    • Old English: cū
      • Middle English: cou, cow, cowe, cu, kow, kowe, ku
        • English: cow (see there for further descendants)
          Geordie: coo
          Ottawa Valley: cou, ceu, kew
          West Riding: caa, cah
        • Scots: coo, coe, cou
        • Yola: keow
    • Old Frisian: kū
      • North Frisian:
        Föhr-Amrum, Mooring: kü
        Sylt: Kü
      • Saterland Frisian: Ku
      • West Frisian: ko
    • Old Saxon: kō, kuo
    • Old Dutch: cuo
      • Middle Dutch: coe
        • Dutch: koe (see there for further descendants)
        • Limburgish: ków
        • West Flemish: koe
    • Old High German: kuo, chuo
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