Where does “Hoo” come from?
Hoo derives from Old English hōh, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European kenk-, of uncertain ultimate meaning.
Hoo (English): The village of Hoo St Werburgh on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England
Definitions
- The village of Hoo St Werburgh on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England
Ancestry of “Hoo”, step by step
Hoo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English hoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
via Old English hōh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hōh | heel, hough; hill spur, promontory; promontory |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hą̄h | heel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hanhaz | heel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |