Where does “hoy” come from?

Hoy comes from English ahoy, which derives from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂-.

hoy (English): A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged,...

Definitions

  1. A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged,...

Ancestry of “hoy”, step by step

hoy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Heu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeuhay; plentiful money; marijuana
2Middle High Germanhöuwehay
3Old High Germanhewihay
4Proto-West Germanichawihay
5Proto-Germanichawjąhay
6Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
7Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
9Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
10Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Scots hoy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotshoyto throw
2Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Dutch gooi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgooi

Words derived from “hoy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →