Middle English word howen comes from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (To chop, to hew. To forge.)

Detailed word origin of howen

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*hawwaną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To chop, to hew. To forge.
*hauwan	Frankish (frk)
*hauwa	Frankish (frk)	Hoe, mattock.
houe	Old French (fro)	Hoe (farming implement).
houer	Old French (fro)
howen	Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as howen