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Where does “haue” come from?

haue (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...

haue (German): inflection of hauen: ## first-person singular...

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  1. inflection of hauen: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “haue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhauento thrust, slash; to cut, hew; to hit, beat,...
2Middle High Germanhouwen—
3Old High Germanhouwanto hew
4Proto-West Germanichauwanto hew, to chop
5Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
6Proto-Celticsukkos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
9Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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