Where does “hoe” come from?

hoe (Scots) comes from Old Norse Hár, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

hoe (Scots): The piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias

Definitions

  1. The piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias

Ancestry of “hoe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
2Proto-Germanichērąhair
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Old Norse Hár →
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