Where does “hoe” come from?

hoe (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hoe, from Middle Dutch hoe, from Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

hoe (Afrikaans): how

Definitions

  1. how

Ancestry of “hoe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoehow
2Middle Dutchhoehow, in what way/manner; how, to what degree
3Old Dutchhuohow
4Proto-Germanichwōhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “hoe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →
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