Where does “Ho” come from?
Ho (English) comes from Middle English ho, from Middle Low German hō, from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
Ho (English): A Central-Eastern Indian Adivasi tribe numbering...
Definitions
- A Central-Eastern Indian Adivasi tribe numbering...
Ancestry of “Ho”, step by step
Ho traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ho | who; Alternative form of he; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hō | high |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwō | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |
via Vietnamese hồ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hồ | lake; glue |
| 2 | Chinese | 戶 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | m/s-k(w)a-j | mouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;... |
via Chinese 何
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 何 | — |