Where does “houȝ” come from?

houȝ (Middle English) comes from Old English hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Ancestry of “houȝ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōhheel, hough; hill spur, promontory; promontory
2Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hheel
3Proto-Germanichanhazheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h →