Where does “Hoo” come from?
Hoo derives from Old English hōh, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European kenk-, of uncertain ultimate meaning.
Ancestry of “Hoo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hoo | — |
| 2 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 3 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |