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Where does “hauerite” come from?

hauerite (English) comes from English Hauer, from German Hauer, from German hauen, from Middle High German houwen, from Old High German houwan, from Proto-West Germanic hauwan, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

hauerite (English): A manganese sulfide mineral, MnS, that forms...

Definitions

  1. A manganese sulfide mineral, MnS, that forms...

Ancestry of “hauerite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHauer—
2GermanHauerhewer, miner; the small, sharp tusk of a wild...
3Germanhauento thrust, slash; to cut, hew; to hit, beat,...
4Middle High Germanhouwen—
5Old High Germanhouwanto hew
6Proto-West Germanichauwanto hew, to chop
7Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
8Proto-Celticsukkos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
10Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
11Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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