Where does “hīw” come from?

hīw (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hīwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hīw (Old English): marriage; form, appearance

Definitions

  1. marriage; form, appearance

Ancestry of “hīw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichīwąmarriage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hīw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwą →