Etymology

cowman

C3O1W4M3A1N1

Today it means: A man involved in a free-range cattle business, in either ownership or hired hand roles. Full definition →

Middle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Proto-Germanic*kōz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kō
  4. Old Englishcū
  5. Middle Englishcow
  6. Englishcow
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  8. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  10. Old Englishmann
  11. Middle Englishman
  12. English todaycowman

From cow + -man.

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