bison

Norman

noun

Definitions

(Jersey) bison

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bison derived from Latin bisōnt-, bisōn, bison (wild ox) derived from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (wild ox, aurochs, wisent, bison).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wisundaz

Gloss

wild ox, aurochs, wisent, bison

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bison English
bison Latin
bisōn Latin
bisōnt-, bisōn, bison Latin
bisonte Italian
bison French
*wisAn- Proto-Indo-European
*wisundaz Proto-Germanic
bisontes, bison Middle English
bison Old French
bisonte Galician
wisunt Old High German
*wisund Old Saxon