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Where does “hibel” come from?

hibel (Old High German) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Ancestry of “hibel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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