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English word beef comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws, Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (Cattle.)

*gʷōws (Proto-Indo-European)

*gʷṓws (Proto-Indo-European)

Cattle.

*gʷōs (Proto-Italic)

Cow.

bovem (Latin)

boef (Old French)

beof (Anglo-Norman)

beef (English)

(AAVE, intransitive, slang) To feud or hold a grudge against.. (intransitive) To complain.. (intransitive, chiefly, Yorkshire) To cry. (intransitive, slang) To fart; break wind.. (transitive) To add weight or strength to, usually as beef up. Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.. Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient.. Producing or known for raising lots of [...]

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