Where does “houer” come from?
houer (French) comes from Middle French houer, from Old French hoer, from Old French hoe, from Old Dutch 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...
houer (French): to hoe
Definitions
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Ancestry of “houer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | houer | to hoe |
| 2 | Old French | hoer | to hoe |
| 3 | Old French | hoe | hoe |
| 4 | Old Dutch | houwan | to hew, to chop |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hauwan | to hew, to chop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |