Where does “hawe” come from?
hawe (Middle English) comes from Old English haga, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
hawe (Middle English): A field surrounded by fencing or other boundaries...
Definitions
- A field surrounded by fencing or other boundaries...
Ancestry of “hawe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | haga | an enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | joke |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |