Ox etymology

English

English word ox comes from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (Bull.), Icelandic jötun-

Etymology of ox

Detailed word origin of ox

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*uksḗn Proto-Indo-European (ine) Bull.
jötun- Icelandic (isl)
*uhsô Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Ox.
oxa Old English (ang) Ox.
ox English (en) An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus).. Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.