Where does “hoxen” come from?
hoxen (Middle English) comes from Old English hōhsinu, from Proto-Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic hanhasinwō, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.
hoxen (Middle English): To hamstring; to cut the hamstring of an animal
Definitions
- To hamstring; to cut the hamstring of an animal
Ancestry of “hoxen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hōhsinu | hamstring |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *hą̄hasinu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hanhasinwō | Achilles tendon, hamstring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | senawō | cord, tendon, sinew; nerve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | snḗh₁wr̥ | tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |