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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwô →