Where does “houwdegen” come from?
houwdegen (Dutch) comes from German Haudegen, from German hauen, from Middle High German houwen, from Old High German houwan, from Proto-West Germanic hauwan, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
houwdegen (Dutch): backsword early modern sabre
Definitions
- backsword early modern sabre
Ancestry of “houwdegen”, step by step
houwdegen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Haudegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Haudegen | daredevil |
| 2 | German | hauen | to thrust, slash; to cut, hew; to hit, beat,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | houwen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | houwan | to hew |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hauwan | to hew, to chop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Dutch degen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | degen | epee; duelling sword, court sword; hero, warrior,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | degen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | degen | a warrior, a hero, a knight |
| 4 | Old French | dague | — |
| 5 | Italian | daga | dagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | daca | Dacian knife; Dacian |
| 7 | Latin | Dacia | Denmark; Dacia; greater Romania |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Δάοι | Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus |
via Dutch houwen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | houwen | to hew |
| 2 | Dutch | houden | to keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | houden | to hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | haldan | to hold, to keep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haldan | to hold; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |