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Where does “howmodh” come from?

howmodh (Old Danish) comes from Middle Low German hōmōt, from Middle Low German hō, from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

Ancestry of “howmodh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhōmōt—
2Middle Low Germanhōhigh
3Proto-Germanichwōhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “howmodh”

  • hovmod
  • hovmodig
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