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Where does “hīwą” come from?

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

hīwą (Proto-Germanic): marriage

Definitions

  1. marriage

Ancestry of “hīwą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hīwą”

  • hiwen
  • hired
  • hiwisc
  • hyski
  • hīwiskiją
  • hyski
  • hīw
  • hīwarād
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