ox

ox · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*uksḗn
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*uhsô
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*ohsō
4. Old English · inherited fromoxa
5. Middle English · inherited fromoxe
6. English todayox

From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn. Cognate with Welsh ych (“ox”), Tocharian A ops, Tocharian B okso (“draft-ox”), Avestan 𐬎𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬥 (uxšan, “bull”), Sanskrit उ॒क्षन् (ukṣán).

ox · noun²

Clipping of oxygen.

Ox · proper noun³

1. Chinese · semantic loan from牛宿
2. English todayOx

(constellation): Semantic loan from Chinese 牛宿 (Niúxiù). : (surname): From ox, the animal. : (Oxford): Clipping

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