Where does “ho” come from?

ho (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German hō, from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

ho (Middle English): who; Alternative form of he; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. who; Alternative form of he; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “ho”, step by step

ho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German hō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhōhigh
2Proto-Germanichwōhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

via Old Norse hó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehó—

Words derived from “ho”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwō →Every word from Middle Low German hō →