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What about steer and heifer, which I've read of in English and Western novels? Their origin, I mean. I can google, but it's more fun to hear what others have t
by fuzztester 3y ago
What about steer and heifer, which I've read of in English and Western novels?
Their origin, I mean. I can google, but it's more fun to hear what others have to say. And argue, and put them down and up - or try to :)
Attitude frowned on by HN, I know, only they don't (seem to) know they are doing it themselves, via the voting mechanism, i.e. upvotes and downvotes.
Also, it's interesting that there are so many words for horses in English and Western (cowboy slang, I just made up the word :)
- canjobear 3y agoSteer is Germanic (German has "der Stier") but heifer is unknown origins.
- cenamus 3y agoIt does sound similar to Hufer (e.g. as in Paarhufer, literally sth like 'paired hoofers'), but the Wiktionary states it's indeed of different origin. Etymology is really fascinating sometimes
- LAC-Tech 3y agoSteer means something something more like Bull in modern German I think - it doesn't have the connotations of a castrated animal as in English.