Where does “ho” come from?

ho (Yola) comes from Middle English ho, from Middle Low German hō, from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

ho (Yola): ho

Definitions

  1. ho

Ancestry of “ho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhowho; Alternative form of he; Alternative form of...
2Middle Low Germanhōhigh
3Proto-Germanichwōhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →
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