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Where does “hurhwīg” come from?

hurhwīg (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hurhwīgaz — foul, filthy, soiled, unclean.

Ancestry of “hurhwīg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichurhwīgazfoul, filthy, soiled, unclean

Words derived from “hurhwīg”

  • horry
  • hoory
  • hory
  • horiġ
  • horhiġ
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