Where does “Haudegen” come from?
Haudegen (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Haudegen (German): daredevil
Definitions
- daredevil
Ancestry of “Haudegen”, step by step
Haudegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hauen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hauen | to thrust, slash; to cut, hew; to hit, beat,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | houwen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | houwan | to hew |
| 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... |
via German degen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | degen | rapier, smallsword |
| 2 | Middle High German | degen | a warrior, a hero, a knight |
| 3 | Old French | dague | — |
| 4 | Italian | daga | dagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | daca | Dacian knife; Dacian |
| 6 | Latin | Dacia | Denmark; Dacia; greater Romania |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Δάοι | Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus |