Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *hīw, from Proto-Germanic *hīwą (husband, wife, spouse), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyw-, *ḱeym- (relative, tribesman), from *ḱey-.

Cognate with Old Saxon hīwa (wife), Old High German hīwun (servant, spouse, members of the family), Latin cīvis (burgher, citizen). More at city.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxiː.wen/, [ˈhiː.wen]

Noun edit

hīwen n

  1. household

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