Where does “hawsehole” come from?
hawsehole (English) comes from English hawse, from Middle English halse, from Middle English halsen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
hawsehole (English): The hole through which a ship's anchor rope is...
Definitions
- The hole through which a ship's anchor rope is...
Ancestry of “hawsehole”, step by step
hawsehole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hawse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hawse | The part of the bow containing the hawseholes; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | halse | Alternative form of halsen |
| 3 | Middle English | halsen | to embrace, caress; to beseech; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English hole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hole | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;... |
| 2 | Middle English | hole | healthy; safe; whole, complete, full |
| 3 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |