hough

hough · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hanhaz“heel”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hą̄h
3. Old English · inherited fromhōh“heel, hough”
4. Middle English · inherited fromhough
5. English todayhough

From Middle English hough, houȝ, hoch, howghe, from Old English hōh (“heel, hough”), from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”). Doublet of hoo. The regular modern English development would be /hʌf/, /haʊ/; this has been replaced by /hɒk/, originating in the compound huxen (also *hoxen), from Old English hōhsinu.

hough · noun, verb²

See hoe (“agricultural tool”).

hough · noun³

1. Old English · inherited fromhōh“a promontory”
2. Middle English · inherited fromho
3. English todayhough

From Middle English ho, howe, hogh, from Old English hōh (“a promontory”).

Hough · proper noun⁴

1. Old English · derived fromhōh“spur of land”
2. English todayHough

* English surname, from Old English hōh (“spur of land”). Compare Howe, Howes. * As an Irish surname, variant of Haugh.

Words from the same roots