köken: Learned borrowing from Latin bisōn, bisōnt-, at first also in forms with -t such as Bisont. Perhaps reinforced by French bison of the same source. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz and thus a doublet of Wisent.
bison (European bison), wisent · diehard, ace, pro · reactionary (comparison of supporters of a return to the old order with obsolete forms of life, i.e. endangered bison)
köken: Borrowed from German Bison, from French bison, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt-, from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European *weys-. First attested in 1861.
köken: Borrowed from English bison, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (“aurochs, aurochs horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow, melt”).
köken: Borrowed from French bison, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (“aurochs, aurochs horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow, melt”).
köken: 1st century; together with Ancient Greek βίσων (bísōn) (2nd century; cf. modern Greek βίσονας (vísonas)) borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“bison, wisent”).
köken: From English bison, from Middle English bisontes (plural), from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (“aurochs, aurochs horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow, melt”).
köken: Cognate with Latvian sum̃brs (“bison”), Old Prussian wissambs/wissambris, Proto-Slavic *zǫbrъ (“wisent”). The Prussian form may be contaminated by Germanic and/or Slavic. According to Derksen, a connection with Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas (“tooth”) is possible. The word could also be a migratory term, see Ossetian домбай (dombaj, “bison”) for more.