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Where does “hijō” come from?

hijō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

hijō (Proto-Germanic): she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz

Definitions

  1. she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz

Ancestry of “hijō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

Words derived from “hijō”

  • shoes
  • ho
  • hay
  • shoe
  • hi
  • Hayes
  • hey
  • shod
  • Hayward
  • horseshoe
  • Haymarket
  • hoo
  • slipshod
  • whoa
  • shoestring
  • shoebox
  • roughshod
  • shoemaking
  • snowshoe
  • hayloft
  • haywire
  • haymaking
  • shoeshine
  • hayfield
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