Etymograph

English

kie

Kie comes from Old English cȳ ‘cows’, from cū ‘cow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₃u-s ‘cattle’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷéh₃u-s‘cattle’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kōz‘cow’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kō‘cow’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150cū‘cow’
  5. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150cȳ‘cows’plural of cū
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ky
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1567kie

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷéh₃u-s‘cattle’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kōz‘cow’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kō‘cow’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150cū‘cow’
  5. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150cȳ‘cows’plural of cū
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ky
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1567kie

Earliest quotation: 1567, Ovid, The Seconde Booke: “And if thou zawest any kie come royling through…”

Linked words

through Old English cū ‘cow’

cow

through Middle English ky

kye

Today it means

noun —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₃u-s / kie

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