Where does “pikhouweel” come from?
pikhouweel (Dutch) comes from Dutch houweel, from Welsh hoel, from Old French hoe, from Old Dutch 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...
pikhouweel (Dutch): pickax
Definitions
- pickax
Ancestry of “pikhouweel”, step by step
pikhouweel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch houweel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | houweel | pickaxe/pickaxe |
| 2 | Welsh | hoel | nail |
| 3 | Old French | hoe | hoe |
| 4 | Old Dutch | houwan | to hew, to chop |
| 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... |