hew

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 224 words | Copyright

hew pp. hewn. OE. str. vb hēwan — OS. hauwan (Du. houwen), OHG. houwan (G. hauen), ON. hǫggva :- Gmc. *χauwan, f. IE. *kou- *kow-, found also in OSl. kouǫ forge, Lith. káuju strike, forge.

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