Where does “hawse” come from?
Hawse comes from Middle English halse, from Old English heals, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European koil- or kols-, roots associated with twisting or turning.
hawse (English): The part of the bow containing the hawseholes; A...
Definitions
- The part of the bow containing the hawseholes; A...
Ancestry of “hawse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | halse | Alternative form of halsen |
| 2 | Middle English | halsen | to embrace, caress; to beseech; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |