aurochs
English
/ˈaʊɹɒks/
noun
Definitions
- An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
- (zoology) The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus).
Etymology
Borrowed from German Aurochs derived from Middle High German ūrochse (aurochs) derived from Old High German ūrohso (aurochs) derived from Proto-Germanic *ūraz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ūraz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- oxen English
- urus Latin
- Auerochse German
- Auerrind German
- Aurochs German
- oeros Dutch, Flemish
- *uhsô Proto-Germanic
- *ūraz Proto-Germanic
- オーロックス Japanese
- Oxanġehæġ Old English
- Oxnaford Old English
- oxa Old English
- ur Old English
- ūr Old English
- ore Middle English
- oxe Middle English
- ūrohso Old High German
- ūrochse Middle High German