Where does “høvl” come from?

høvl (Danish) comes from Middle Low German hovel, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

høvl (Danish): plane

Definitions

  1. plane

Ancestry of “høvl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhovel—
2Proto-Germanichubilaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “høvl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →