bison

European bison (Bison bonasus)

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • From Middle English bison , from Old French bison, from Latin bison ("wild ox"), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European *weys-. Akin to Old High German wisunt, German Wisent, Old English wesend, Middle Dutch wesent. wisent.

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