Where does “kīlhouwe” come from?

kīlhouwe (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German höuwe, from Old High German hewi, from Proto-West Germanic hawi, from Proto-Germanic hawją, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

kīlhouwe (Middle High German): pickaxe

Definitions

  1. pickaxe

Ancestry of “kīlhouwe”, step by step

kīlhouwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German höuwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhöuwehay
2Old High Germanhewihay
3Proto-West Germanichawihay
4Proto-Germanichawjąhay
5Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
6Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
9Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Middle High German kil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankillarge feather, quill
2Old High Germankil—

Words derived from “kīlhouwe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →