Where does “Hawson” come from?
Hawson (English) comes from English Hawe, from English Haw, from Old English haga, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.
Ancestry of “Hawson”, step by step
| 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 |