Middle English word ho comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-, Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, Proto-Indo-European *kemǝk-, Proto-Indo-European *kenk, Old Norse hó!, and later Proto-Germanic *hijō (She;.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*ḱey- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | this, here, this, to lie down, settle; home, family; love; beloved , to lie, settle, to lie with, store, be familiar |
*kewk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*kemǝk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*kenk | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
hó! | Old Norse (non) | |
*hijō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | She;. |
*hauhaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | High. |
hīo | Old English (ang) | |
*haugaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Hill. |
*hanhaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (anatomy) heel. |
haugr | Old Norse (non) | Cairn; sacrificial mound. Howe, mound; dung heap, midden. |
hōh | Old English (ang) | |
ho | Middle English (enm) | Who. |