Where does “houais” come from?

houais (Norman) comes from Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós — hoof.

houais (Norman): Guernsey crab

Definitions

  1. Guernsey crab

Ancestry of “houais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehófrhoof
2Proto-Germanichōfazhoof
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoph₂óshoof
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōfaz →Every word from Old Norse hófr →