Where does “Hawes” come from?
Hawes is an English surname derived from Haw, which traces through Proto-Germanic hagô and Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, ultimately from the root kagʰ- meaning to catch or seize.
Hawes (English): OS grid ref SD8789
Definitions
- OS grid ref SD8789
Ancestry of “Hawes”, step by step
Hawes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hawe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hawe | as a personal name; a personal name |
| 2 | English | Haw | A river in the US state of North Carolina |
| 3 | Old English | haga | an enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard |
| 4 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 5 | German | witz | joke |
| 6 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |