Where does “hoe” come from?
hoe (Middle English) comes from Middle English heo, from Old English hēo, from Germanic *hiju, from Proto-Germanic hijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
hoe (Middle English): Alternative form of heo; Alternative form of he
Definitions
- Alternative form of heo; Alternative form of he
Ancestry of “hoe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | heo | Third-person singular feminine nominative... |
| 2 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 3 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |