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Where does “hīw” come from?

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

hīw (Proto-West Germanic): marriage

Definitions

  1. marriage

Ancestry of “hīw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichīwąmarriage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hīw”

  • hiwen
  • hired
  • hīwarād
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