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Where does “heweth” come from?

heweth (English) comes from English Hew, from Middle English hewen, from Old English hēawan, from Proto-West Germanic hauwan, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

heweth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “heweth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHew—
2Middle Englishhewen—
3Old Englishhēawanto chop, hew; to dice, mince
4Proto-West Germanichauwanto hew, to chop
5Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
6Proto-Celticsukkos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
9Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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