Where does “hewe” come from?

hewe (Middle English) comes from Old English hīwa, from Proto-Germanic hīwô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hewe (Middle English): servant, hireling; rascal, villein; hue

Definitions

  1. servant, hireling; rascal, villein; hue

Ancestry of “hewe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhīwamember of a family
2Proto-Germanichīwôrelative, fellow-lodger, family
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hewe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwô →Every word from Old English hīwa →