Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kū

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Noun edit

*kū f

cow

Inflection edit

The exact inflection of this word is uncertain, but likely alternated between the stems *kū- and *kwō-.

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants edit

Old English: cū
- Middle English: cou, cow, cowe, cu, kow, kowe, ku
  - English: cow (see there for further descendants)
  - Geordie English: coo
  - Scots: coo, coe, cou
  - Yola: keow
Old Frisian: kū
- North Frisian: ko, kø, kü
- Saterland Frisian: Ku
- West Frisian: ko
Old Saxon: kō
- Middle Low German: kô, ko, koo, kou, koe, koh, koy, ku
  - German Low German: Koh, Kauh, Ko, Koo, Kuh
  - Plautdietsch: Koo
Old Dutch: cuo
- Middle Dutch: coe
  - Dutch: koe (see there for further descendants)
  - Limburgish: ków
  - West Flemish: koe
Old High German: kuo
- Middle High German: kuo
  - Alemannic German: Chue
    Alsatian: Küeh
    Walser: Chua
  - Bavarian: Kuah
    Cimbrian: khua
    Mòcheno: kua
  - Central Franconian: Koh, Kuh
    Hunsrik: Kuh
    Luxembourgish: Kou
  - East Franconian: Kou, Kua, Kuu
  - German: Kuh
  - Pennsylvania German: Kuh
  - Vilamovian: kü
  - Yiddish: קו (ku)