Etymology

hoo

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Today it means: she Full definition →

Middle English hoo ← Old English hēo
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hoo · pronoun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromhēo“she”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhoo
  3. English todayhoo

From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she.

hoo · interjection, noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhoo
  2. English todayhoo

From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho.

hoo · adverb3

  1. Old English · inherited fromhū“how”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhowe
  3. English todayhoo

From Middle English howe, hu (“how”), from Old English hū (“how”). More at how.

hoo · noun4

  1. Old English · inherited fromhōh
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhough
  3. English todayhoo

From Middle English hough, hogh, ho, from Old English hōh. Doublet of hough.

Hoo · proper noun5

  1. Old English · inherited fromhōh
  2. English todayHoo

From Old English hōh; see hoo.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhēo all →

sheshoo

Middle Englishhowe all →

how

Old Englishhū all →

how

Middle Englishhough all →

houghhock

Old Englishhōh all →

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