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Where does “hīwō” come from?

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

hīwō (Proto-Germanic): relative, fellow-lodger, family; fortune

Definitions

  1. relative, fellow-lodger, family; fortune

Ancestry of “hīwō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hīwō”

  • hide
  • hyde
  • hīd
  • hīwid
  • hiw
  • hīġed
  • hīġid
  • hȳd
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