Where does “Huwwel” come from?

Huwwel (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German hüvel, from Old High German hovil, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Huwwel (Luxembourgish): plane

Definitions

  1. plane

Ancestry of “Huwwel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhüvel—
2Old High Germanhovil—
3Proto-Germanichubilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →