Where does “hyse” come from?
hyse (Middle English) comes from Middle English his, from Old English his, from Proto-Germanic hes, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hyse (Middle English): Alternative form of his; Alternative form of is
Definitions
- Alternative form of his; Alternative form of is
Ancestry of “hyse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | his | Third-person singular masculine genitive... |
| 2 | Old English | his | genitive of hē: his; genitive of hit: its; his;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hes | genitive singular masculine/neuter of *hiz |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hiz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | — |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |