Etymology

aurochs

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Today it means: An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle. Full definition →

German Aurochs ← Middle High German ūrochse ← Old High German ūrohso
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aurochs · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*ūraz
  2. Old High German · derived fromūrohso“aurochs”
  3. Middle High German · derived fromūrochse“aurochs”
  4. German · borrowed fromAurochs
  5. English todayaurochs

Borrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochse (“aurochs”), from Old High German ūrohso (“aurochs”), a compound consisting of ūro (“aurochs”) (from Proto-Germanic *ūraz, *ūrô (“aurochs”)) + ohso (“ox”). Akin to Old English ūr (“aurochs”), Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”), Middle Low German ūrosse (“aurochs”), Old English oxa (“ox”). More at ox.

aurochs · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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