Where does “ho” come from?
Ho derives from Old English hēo, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe-, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- with cognate roots in kāro- and keres-.
ho (English): Used to attract attention to something sighted,...
Definitions
- Used to attract attention to something sighted,...
Ancestry of “ho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hoo | — |
| 2 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 3 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |