gyoji
From Japanese 行司 (gyōji).
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Page 120 of 180gyoza
Borrowed from Japanese 餃子 (gyōza), itself borrowed from Mandarin 餃子／饺子 (jiǎozi), possibly from a variety without significant palatalization, such as Peninsular Mandarin (Weihai: /ciau²¹³ tsz̩⁰/), or from Mandarin before
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsgyp
Perhaps from the term gypsy (“Roma”), due to a stereotype of the Roma as swindlers. Compare jew (“defraud”), from Jew, and welsh (“swindle by defaulting on a debt”), from Welsh. Could also be derived from dupe, with the
4 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsgype
From Scots gype (“foolish, awkward person”). Compare Old Norse geip (“nonsense”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsgyppy
From gypsy + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordgypsa
From Latin gypsa, plural of gypsum.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordgypse
Borrowed from French gypse.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordgypsy
See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordgyre
Borrowed from Latin gȳrus (“circle; circular motion”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle; ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend; to curve”). The English word is a doublet of gyro and gyrus.
2 source sections · 9 relationship mentionsgyro
Originally a shortening of gyroscope.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsgyro-
From Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”). Also see gyre.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordgyroi
From Greek γύροι (gýroi).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordgyros
From Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordgyrus
From Latin gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros). Doublet of gyro and gyre.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsgyve
From Middle English *give, *gyve (found only in plural gives, gyves (“shackles; fetters”)). Of uncertain origin, possibly from low dialect taking from Celtic; compare Welsh gefyn (“fetter, shackle”), Irish geibbionn (“fe
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsgz
Further shortened from gratz.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordgzip
From the name of the software program, originally short for GNU zip.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordgâche
Borrowed from Norman gâche.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordgîte
Borrowed from French gîte. Doublet of gist.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordgüira
From Spanish güira.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordh
Abbreviations
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhTIM
From h for human and TIM for timeless. Capitals because it is a protein.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordha
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English habban Middle English havenclip. Middle English ha English ha
4 source sections · 1 relationship mentionha ha
Natural utterance first recorded in Old English; compare ha.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordha-ha
] Imitative.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhaa
Borrowed from Japanese はあ (hā).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhaaf
From Old Norse haf (“the sea”). Cognate with Danish hav, Old English hæf (Etymology 2).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionshaafu
From Japanese ハーフ (hāfu, “mixed-race (unspecified)”), from English half. Doublet of half.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionshaar
Attested since the late 17th century, alongside Scots haar (“cold easterly wind; misty wind; cold fog or mist”). Perhaps ultimately from Middle Dutch hare (“cold wind”) or a related Low German word; compare Dutch harig (
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionshaary
From haar + -y.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordhab
Clipping of the various words indicated in the definitions.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhabar
Borrowed from Ukrainian хабар (xabar, “loot, swag”), popularized through the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. Doublet of kubber.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionshabib
From Arabic حبيب (“[my] dear”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhabis
Unadapted borrowing from Malay habis.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhabit
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-t
2 source sections · 8 relationship mentionshabu
From Japanese 波布 (habu).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhace
Intentional mispronunciation of face, as per harch and ten-hut.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhack
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng-der. Proto-Germanic *hakkōną Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn Old English *haccian Middle English hakken English hack From Middle English hacken, hakken, from Old English *hacci
6 source sections · 24 relationship mentionshacky
Etymology tree English hack Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hacky From hack + -y.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionshad
From Middle English hadde (preterite), yhad (past participle), from Old English hæfde (first and third person singular preterite), ġehæfd (past participle), from Proto-Germanic *habdaz, past and past participle stem of *
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionshad-
From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordhadal
From French hadal, from Hadès + -al. By surface analysis, had- + -al.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhade
From Middle English hade, had, hod, hed, from Old English hād (“person, individual, character, individuality, degree, rank, order, office, holy office, condition, state, nature, character, form, manner, sex, race, family
3 source sections · 13 relationship mentionshado-
From Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs) + -o-. By surface analysis, had- + -o-.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionshaed-
From Latin haedus.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhaemo
Shortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhafiz
Persian, from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), present participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to guard, know by heart”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhafod
From Welsh hafod.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhaft
From Middle English haft, from Old English hæft, from Proto-West Germanic *haftī, from Proto-Germanic *haftiją.
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionshafta
Written form of a reduction of have to.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhag
From Middle English hagge, hegge (“demon, old woman”), shortening of Old English hægtesse, hægtes (“harpy, witch”), from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Häkse (“witch”), Dutch heks, German
3 source sections · 14 relationship mentionshaggy
From hag (“old woman”) and hag (“hollow in a mire”), respectively, + -y.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhah
Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhaha
From Middle English haha, ha ha, from Old English ha ha (interjection), ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Old Frisian haha (interjection), Middle Low German hahā, hahahā (interjection), Middle High German hahā, haha (inte
3 source sections · 6 relationship mentionshai
Intentional misspelling modelled after romaji.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhaibo
From Zulu hhayi bo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhaik
From Arabic حَيْك (ḥayk).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordhaiku
Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (beaj, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨoᴴ, “line”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhail
From Middle English hayl, haul, from Old English hæġl, hæġel, hagol (“hail”), from Proto-West Germanic *hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz, of uncertain origin. Either from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble”); or alte
3 source sections · 33 relationship mentionshaily
From hail + -y (adjectival suffix).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhain
From earlier hayne, from Middle English *haynen, *heynen, from Old Norse hegna (“to protect; defend”), from Proto-Germanic *haginjaną (“to hedge”), equivalent to hedge + -en. Cognate with Icelandic hegna (“to fence; conf
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionshair
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hērą Proto-West Germanic *hār Old English hǣr Middle English her English hair From Middle English her, heer, hær, from Old English hǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *h
1 source section · 14 relationship mentionshairy
From Middle English hery, heeri, hary, equivalent to hair + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian hierich (“hairy”), West Frisian hierrich (“hairy”), Dutch harig (“hairy”), German Low German harig (“hairy”), German haarig (“hair
2 source sections · 8 relationship mentionshaiya
From Hokkien 害矣 (hāi--ah).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhaje
From Arabic حَيَّة (ḥayya).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordhajib
The court title derives from Arabic الحَاجِب (al-ḥājib, “chamberlain”). Use of the word to designate a headscarf derives from Arabic حَاجِب (ḥājib, “concealing, covering, eyebrow”), from حَجَبَ (ḥajaba, “to veil, to cove
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionshajj
From Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj, “pilgrimage”), from حَجَّ (ḥajja, “to go, to repair”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionshajji
From Ottoman Turkish حاجی (hacı), from Classical Persian حَاجِی (hājī), from Arabic حَاجّ (ḥājj, “person who has performed the pilgrimage to Mecca”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionshaka
Borrowed from Māori haka, from Proto-Polynesian *saka, from Proto-Oceanic *sagaʀ. The word is cognate with Hawaiian haʻa (“dance”), Mangarevan ʻaka (“to perform a traditional dance; a usually warlike dance accompanied by
1 source section · 9 relationship mentionshakam
From Arabic حَكَم (ḥakam).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordhakaw
Borrowed from Cantonese 蝦餃 /虾饺 (haa¹ gaau²). Compare Tagalog hakaw.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionshake
From Middle English *hake, from Old English hæca, haca (“hook, bolt, door-fastening, bar”), from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook”). Relate
2 source sections · 16 relationship mentionshakea
From the genus name.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhaked
From Middle English *haket, from Old English hacod, hæċed (“pike, mullet”), from Proto-West Germanic *hakud, *hakid (“pike”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionshakim
From Hindustani حکیم / हकीम (hakīm), from Classical Persian حکیم (hakīm), from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise, learned”).
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionshaku
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Oceanic *patu(ʀ) Proto-Polynesian *fatu Hawaiian hakubor. English haku Borrowed fr
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionshal
Borrowed from Arabic حَال (ḥāl, literally “state, condition”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhala
Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *padan Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *padan Proto-Oceanic *padran Proto-Polynesian *fara Hawaiian halab
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionshalal
Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhalau
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *falau Hawaiian hālaubor. English halau Borrowed from Hawaiian hālau.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhaldi
Borrowed from Hindi हलदी (haldī), from Sanskrit हरिद्रा (haridrā).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionshale
From Northern Middle English hal, hale, variants of hole (“healthy; safe; whole”, whence whole), from Old English hāl, from Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole; entire; healthy”). See whole for
3 source sections · 19 relationship mentionshaler
Etymology tree English hale Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English haler From hale
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionshalf
From Middle English half, halfe from Old English healf (“half”); as a noun, 'half', 'side', 'part', from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Cognates Cognate with Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old Dutch
3 source sections · 30 relationship mentionshalf-
From Middle English half-, from Old English healf-, from Proto-Germanic *halba- (“half-”), from *halbaz (“half”). Cognate with Dutch half- (“half-”), German halb- (“half-”), Swedish halv- (“half-”), Icelandic hálf- (“hal
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionshalfa
From Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhall
Inherited from Middle English halle (“hall”), from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house, palace, temple, law-court”), from Proto-West Germanic *hallu (“hall”), from Proto-Germanic *hallō (“hall”), from Proto-Indo-Eu
1 source section · 16 relationship mentionshallo
From Middle English halou, halow, halloo (interjection used to call attention), representing Old English hēlā, ǣlā, ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”), equivalent to hey + lo.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionshalma
From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhalo
Clipping of Halotestin.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhalo-
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- Combining form of Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “sea, salt”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentionhalon
Blend of halogen + carbon.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordhalse
From Middle English hals, from Old English heals (“neck, prow of a ship”), from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *kols-, *ḱols- (“neck”). Cognate with Dutch hals (
4 source sections · 26 relationship mentionshalt
From Middle French halt, from early modern German halt (“stop!”), imperative of halten (“to hold, to stop”). Doublet of hold (see that entry for more information).
4 source sections · 17 relationship mentionshalva
From Yiddish חלווה (khálva), from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Persian حلوا (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). Cognate with Halwai.
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionshalve
From Middle English halven, helven, from Old English hilfan, helfan, *hielfan (“to halve, divide in two”), from Proto-West Germanic *halbijan, from Proto-Germanic *halbijaną (“to halve”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz (“ha
1 source section · 12 relationship mentionsham
Inherited from Middle English hamme, from Old English hamm (“inner or hind part of the knee, ham”), from Proto-West Germanic *hammu, from Proto-Germanic *hamō, *hammō, *hanmō, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”). Co
3 source sections · 13 relationship mentionshamal
Borrowed from Arabic حَمَّال (ḥammāl, “porter”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhame
From Middle English hame, home, from Old English hama, homa (“a cover, skin”), from Proto-Germanic *hamô (“clothes, skirt”). Cognate with Old Norse hamr and its descendants, such as Danish ham (“skin, bladder, figure”),
4 source sections · 15 relationship mentionshames
Uncertain. Possibly from the hame(s) (harness elements) put on a horse, which are difficult to put on right.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhammy
Etymology tree English ham Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hammy From ham + -y.
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentionshamon
From Japanese 刃文.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhamsa
Borrowed from Hebrew חַמְסָה (khámsa), from Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa, “five”), used among Jews of Arabic origin for the fingers on the hand.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionshamus
Borrowed from Latin hāmus (“hook, barb”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhamza
Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhan
From Middle English han, contraction of haven.
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentionshanai
Borrowed from Hawaiian hānai.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhanap
From French hanap, from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“cup, bowl”). Doublet of nap.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionshance
See enhance.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhand
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand From Middle English hond, hand, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-German
2 source sections · 24 relationship mentionshandi
From Hindustani ہانڈی / हांडी (hāṇḍī).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhands
Source etymology material for hands; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhandy
From Middle English handy, hondi (attested in personal names), alteration of earlier hendi (“handy, skillful”), from Old English *hendiġ (“skillful”) (attested in listhendiġ (“skilled in art”)), from Proto-West Germanic
4 source sections · 14 relationship mentionshanfu
From Mandarin 漢服 /汉服 (hànfú).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhang
From Middle English hangen, hongen, from a fusion of Old English hōn (“to hang, be hanging”, transitive verb) and hangian (“to hang, cause to hang”, intransitive verb), respectively from the transitive verb Proto-West Ge
4 source sections · 15 relationship mentionshangi
Borrowed from Māori hāngī.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhanif
Borrowed from Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf); see Hanif.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionshanja
Borrowed from Korean 한자(漢字) (hanja), from Middle Chinese 漢字 (MC xanH dziH, “Chinese character”, literally “Han Chinese + character”). Compare Cantonese 漢字 /汉字 (hon³ zi⁶), Japanese 漢字 (kanji), Mandarin 漢字 /汉字 (hànzì), Vie
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionshank
From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known us
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionshanko
Borrowed from Japanese 版行(はんこ) (hanko).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhanok
Borrowed from Korean 한옥(韓屋) (hanok).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhanse
See Hanse.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionshant
See haunt.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhanza
From Hausa [Term?].
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhao
From Vietnamese hào.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhaole
Borrowed from Hawaiian haole.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhaoma
Transliteration of Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀 (haoma). Doublet of soma.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhaor
Ultimately from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara, “ocean”), through Prakrit Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭 (sāyara) and Apabhraṃśa forms. A regional Eastern Indo-Aryan term. Compare Assamese হাৱৰ (hawor), Bengali হাওর (haōr), and Sylheti ꠀꠅꠞ (ao
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionshaori
From Japanese 羽織.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhap
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kob-der. Proto-Germanic *hampą Old Norse happbor. Middle English hap English hap From Middle English hap, happe (“chance, hap, luck, fortune”), potentially cognate with or from Old Eng
4 source sections · 17 relationship mentionshapa
Etymology tree Middle English half English halfbor. Hawaiian hapabor. English hapa Borrowed from Hawaiian hapa, from English half. Doublet of half.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionshaply
Inherited from Middle English happely, hapliche, happeliche; equivalent to hap + -ly.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhappi
From Japanese 法被 (happi).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhappy
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kob-der. Proto-Germanic *hampą Old Norse happbor. Middle English hap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle Eng
2 source sections · 14 relationship mentionshapu
Borrowed from Māori hapū.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhapua
Borrowed from Māori hāpua (“be hollow, depressed like a valley, be hollowed out, scooped out”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhar
Inherited from Middle English harre, herre, from Old English heorra (“hinge; cardinal point”), from Proto-West Germanic *herʀō, from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, sw
3 source sections · 10 relationship mentionsharam
Borrowed from Arabic حَرَام (ḥarām). Doublet of harem and herem.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsharas
From Middle English haras, from Old French haraz, probably from Old Norse.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsharbi
From Arabic حَرْبِيّ (ḥarbiyy, literally “military”), a reference to the House of War.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsharch
From march.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhard
From Middle English hard, from Old English heard, from Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kort-ús, from *kret- (“strong, powerful”). Cognates Cognate with Yola hard (“har
3 source sections · 48 relationship mentionshardo
From hard + -o.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhards
From Middle English herdes, hurdes, plural of herde (“piece of hards”), from Old English heordan (“hards of flax, tow”), weak feminine plural of heorde (“headhair”), from Proto-West Germanic *heʀdā, from Proto-Germanic *
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionshardy
From Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (“hardy, daring, stout, bold”). Old French hardi is usually regarded as the past participle of hardir ("to harden, be bold, make bold"; compare Occitan ardir, Itali
1 source section · 9 relationship mentionshare
From Middle English hare, from Old English hara (“hare”), from Proto-West Germanic *hasō ~ *haʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂s-én-; possibly related to or influenced by Proto-Germanic *haswaz
4 source sections · 39 relationship mentionsharem
Etymology tree Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram)bor. Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem)bor. English harem Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem) (whence Turkish harem), from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram, “something prohibited; sanctuary, women”);
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionshark
From Middle English herken, herkien, from Old English *hercian, *heorcian, *hiercian, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀikōn, *hauʀukōn, derived ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”) + formative/intensive -k
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionsharka
Borrowed from Arabic حركة.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordharl
Cognate with Middle Low German herle, Low German harle, Saterland Frisian harrel (“hemp fibre”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsharm
From Middle English harm, herm, from Old English hearm, from Proto-West Germanic *harm, from Proto-Germanic *harmaz (“harm; shame; pain”). Cognate with Dutch harm (“harm”), German Harm (“harm”), Danish harme (“indignatio
1 source section · 9 relationship mentionsharn
From Middle English *harn (attested in harnepan), from Old English hærn (“brain”), from Proto-West Germanic *herʀn, from Proto-Germanic *hersô (“brain”).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsharns
From Middle English hernes, from Old English hærnas (“brains”), plural of hærn (“brain”), from Proto-West Germanic *herʀn, from Proto-Germanic *hersô (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō (“head”), from *ḱerh₂s- (
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsharo
See harrow or haro. The claim has been made that the word is from Old French haro, harou, from two words, "Ha" and "Rollo", referring to Duke Rollo of Normandy; his name became well known as a cry for justice and was lat
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionharp
From Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe (“harp”), from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (“harp”). Cognate with Scots hairp (“harp”), West Frisian harpe, harp (“harp”), Low German Harp (“h
1 source section · 11 relationship mentionsharpe
From Ancient Greek ἅρπη (hárpē).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordharpy
Ultimately from Middle French harpie, from Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυιᾰ (hárpuiă, literally “snatcher”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch, seize”). Compare rapacious. Middle English had arpie.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsharr
See haar.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordharry
From Middle English herien, harien, from Old English herġian, from Proto-West Germanic *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną, from *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos, from *ker- (“army”). Cognates See als
2 source sections · 19 relationship mentionsharsh
From Middle English harsk, harisk(e), hask(e), herris. Century derived the term from Old Norse harskr (whence Danish harsk (“rancid”), dialectal Norwegian hersk, Swedish härsk, Swedish härsken); the Middle English Dictio
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionshart
From Middle English hert, from Old English heorot (“stag”), from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz (compare Dutch hert, German Hirsch, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish hjort), from Pre-Germanic *kerudos, f
3 source sections · 17 relationship mentionshas
From Middle English has, haes, hafs, haves, equivalent to have + -s. Compare hath.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhas-a
From has + a.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordhash
From French hacher (“to chop”), from Middle French hacher, from Old French hacher, from Old French hache (“axe”), from Frankish *happjā (“axe”). Compare also Old English ġehæċċa (“sausage meat”, literally “that which is
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionshashy
From hash + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhask
See hassock.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhasma
Borrowed from Chinese 哈士蟆 (hàshimá), a kind of frog from which it is obtained, from Manchu ᡥᠠᠰᡳᠮᠠ (hasima).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhasp
From Middle English haspe, hespe, from Old English hæsp, hæpse (“hasp; clasp; fastening”), from Proto-West Germanic *haspijā, from Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ, *hapsijǭ (“hasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kamb- (“to bend;
1 source section · 11 relationship mentionshast
From Middle English hast, havest, second-person present singular form of haven, from Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionshasta
Written form of a reduction of has to.
4 source sections · 2 relationship mentionshaste
Blend of Middle English hasten (verb), (compare Dutch haasten, German hasten, Danish haste, Swedish hasta (“to hasten, rush”)) and Middle English hast (“haste”, noun), from Old French haste (whence French hâte), from Old
1 source section · 16 relationship mentionshasty
From Middle English hasty, of obscure origin. Likely a new formation in Middle English equivalent to haste + -y, found as in other Germanic languages (Old Frisian hâstich, Middle Dutch haestich (> Dutch haastig (“hasty”)
1 source section · 14 relationship mentionshat
From Middle English hat, from Old English hætt, from Proto-Germanic *hattuz (“hat”), perhaps from a late PIE root Proto-Indo-European *kedʰ- (“to guard, cover, care for, protect”) or wanderwort. Cognate with North Frisia
2 source sections · 22 relationship mentionshatch
From Middle English hacche, hache, from Old English hæċ, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju (compare Dutch hek ‘gate, railing’, Low German Heck ‘pasture gate, farmyard gate’), variant of *haggju ‘hedge’. More at hedge.
4 source sections · 15 relationship mentionshate
From Middle English haate, hat, hate (noun), probably from Old English hatian (“to hate”, verb) and/or Old Norse hatr (“hate”, noun). Merged with Middle English het, hete (“hate”), from Old English hete, from Proto-West
2 source sections · 72 relationship mentionshated
From Middle English hated, from Old English hatod, ġehatod (“hated”, past participle), from Proto-Germanic *hatadaz (“hated”), equivalent to hate + -ed. Cognate with Saterland Frisian haated, hoated (“hated”), Dutch geha
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionshatee
From hate + -ee.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhater
From Middle English hatere, equivalent to hate + -er. Compare Old English hetend, hettend (“enemy”, literally “hater”). Cognate with Dutch hater (“hater”), German Hasser, Hässer (“hater”), Danish hader (“hater”), Swedish
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionshath
From Middle English hath, heth, hafth, hefth, from Old English hæfþ, hafaþ (“has”), from Proto-Germanic *habaiþi (“has”), equivalent to have + -th. Cognate with Saterland Frisian häd (“has”), West Frisian hat (“has”), Du
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionshatha
Borrowed from Sanskrit हठ (haṭha).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhathi
Borrowed from Hindi हाथी (hāthī).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhatif
Borrowed from Arabic هَاتِف (hātif, “shouting”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhatta
Borrowed from Arabic حَطَّة (ḥaṭṭa).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhatty
From hat + -y.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhaugh
From Northern English dialectal and Scots haugh, from Northern Middle English *halgh, from Old English healh (“corner, nook”), from Proto-West Germanic *halh. Doublet of hale.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionshaul
From Middle English hālen, hailen, haulen, halien (“to drag, pull; to draw up”), from Old French haler (“to haul, pull”), from Frankish *halōn (“to drag, fetch, haul”) or Middle Dutch halen (“to drag, fetch, haul”), poss
2 source sections · 38 relationship mentionshaulm
From Middle English halm, from Old English healm, from Proto-Germanic *halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos. Cognate with Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos) and Latin culmus. Doublet of French calame, calamus, culm, h
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionshault
Old French hault, French haut. See haughty.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordhaunt
From Middle English haunten (“to reside, inhabit, use, employ”), from Old French hanter (“to inhabit, frequent, resort to”), from Old Northern French hanter (“to go back home, frequent”), from Old Norse heimta (“to bring
1 source section · 16 relationship mentionshause
A variant, like hawse (“part of a vessel's bow containing hawseholes”), of Middle English halse (“neck”); see hawse for more.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionhaut
From Middle English haut, hawt, haute, from Old French haut, halt.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionshaute
Unadapted borrowing from French, extracted from terms such as haute cuisine and haute couture.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhauth
Hindi हाथ (hāth, literally “hand”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordhavan
Borrowed from Sanskrit हवन (havana).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordhave
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English habban Middle English haven English have From Middle English haven, from Old English habban (“t
3 source sections · 34 relationship mentionshaven
From Middle English haven, havene, from Old English hæfen (“haven; harbour; port”), either from Proto-West Germanic *habanu or Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō (compare Dutch haven, German Hafen, Norwe
2 source sections · 22 relationship mentionshaver
Borrowed from Scots haiver.
4 source sections · 9 relationship mentionshaves
From have + -s, from Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *kap-. S
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionshavoc
From Middle English havok, havyk, from Old French havok in the phrase crier havok (“cry havoc”) a signal to soldiers to seize plunder, from Old French crier (“cry out, shout”) + havot (“pillaging, looting”), of obscure o
1 source section · 11 relationship mentionshaw
From Middle English ha (interjection). Compare Old Norse há (interjection), Middle Low German ha, hā (interjection), Old High German aha, hei (interjection).
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