Where does “hōh” come from?

hōh (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hōh (Old English): heel, hough; hill spur, promontory; promontory

Definitions

  1. heel, hough; hill spur, promontory; promontory

Ancestry of “hōh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hheel
2Proto-Germanichanhazheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hōh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h →