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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 [...]