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Where does “hovyde” come from?

hovyde (Middle English) comes from Old English ġehōfod — hoofed, hooved.

Ancestry of “hovyde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġehōfodhoofed, hooved

Words derived from “hovyde”

  • hoofed
  • hooved
  • unhoofed
Every word from Old English ġehōfod →