houwan

Old Dutch

verb

Definitions

to hew, to chop

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (hew, forge, cut).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hawwaną

Gloss

hew, forge, cut

Concept

Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

houwen Dutch, Flemish
*kewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
*kowH- Proto-Indo-European
*hawwaną Proto-Germanic
heawan Old English
hēawan Old English
hǫggva Old Norse
houwen Middle Dutch
houwan Old High German
bihouwan Old Dutch
hauwan Old Saxon
*hauwan Frankish
hāwa Old Frisian

bihouwan