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Where does “hoevel” come from?

hoevel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch huvil, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Ancestry of “hoevel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhuvil—
2Proto-Germanichubilaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “hoevel”

  • heuvel
  • heuvelrug
  • schaamheuvel
  • venusheuvel
  • grafheuvel
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