hewe

English

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A domestic; a servant or retainer.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hewe inherited from Old English hīwa (member of a family) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hīwô (fellow-lodger, relative, family) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (lie down, settle, love, home, set in motion, family, beloved, put, store, lie with, be lying down, lie, be familiar, sharpen, camp, be on the move).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱey-

Gloss

lie down, settle, love, home, set in motion, family, beloved, put, store, lie with, be lying down, lie, be familiar, sharpen, camp, be on the move

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

家, 族

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