Etymology

cowling

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Today it means: A young or little cow; calf. Full definition →

English cow ← Middle English cow ← Old English cū
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cowling · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Proto-Germanic*kōz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kō
  4. Old Englishcū
  5. Middle Englishcow
  6. Englishcow
  7. English todaycowling

From cow + -ling.

cowling · noun, verb2

From cowl + -ing.

Cowling · proper noun3

Variant of Colling, a personal name which denoted an early owner of the properties.

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