Where does “rough-hew” come from?
rough-hew (English) comes from English rough, from English ruff, from German Ruf, from Middle High German ruof, from Old High German ruof, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną — army.
rough-hew (English): To cut or shape something roughly without...
Definitions
- To cut or shape something roughly without...
Ancestry of “rough-hew”, step by step
rough-hew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rough
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rough | Not smooth; uneven; Approximate; hasty or... |
| 2 | English | ruff | A circular frill or ruffle on a garment,... |
| 3 | German | Ruf | call; reputation |
| 4 | Middle High German | ruof | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ruof | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ruofan | to call |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English Hew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hew | — |
| 2 | Middle English | hewen | — |
| 3 | Old English | hēawan | to chop, hew; to dice, mince |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hauwan | to hew, to chop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |