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Where does “hīwa” come from?

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

hīwa (Old English): member of a family

Definitions

  1. member of a family

Ancestry of “hīwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichīwôrelative, fellow-lodger, family
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hīwa”

  • hue
  • hued
  • multihued
  • hueless
  • huer
  • hewe
  • hueing
  • hueful
  • unhued
  • polyhued
  • huesome
  • huefully
  • behue
  • hewe
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