hugga

Swedish

verb-irr
Definitions
  • to slash, to cut, to hew

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hugga inherited from Old Norse hǫggva (hew, chop, strike, cut) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (hew, forge, cut) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kowH-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kowH-

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