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Where does “hīwaz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hīwaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hīwaz”

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