Where does “hawser” come from?
Hawser comes from Middle English haucer, from Anglo-Norman haucer, from Old French haucier, from Vulgar Latin altio, from Latin altus meaning "high," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-.
hawser (English): a cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship
Definitions
- a cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship
Ancestry of “hawser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hauser | — |
| 2 | German | hausen | to dwell, to reside; to rage, to rampage |
| 3 | Middle High German | hūsen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hūsōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsōną | to house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |