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Where does “Eisenhauer” come from?

Eisenhauer (French) comes from German Eisenhauer, from German hauen, from Middle High German houwen, from Old High German houwan, from Proto-West Germanic hauwan, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Ancestry of “Eisenhauer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEisenhauer—
2Germanhauento thrust, slash; to cut, hew; to hit, beat,...
3Middle High Germanhouwen—
4Old High Germanhouwanto hew
5Proto-West Germanichauwanto hew, to chop
6Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
7Proto-Celticsukkos—
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...
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