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hilot

Borrowed from Tagalog hilot (“massage”).

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hilsa

Borrowed from Hindi हिल्सा (hilsā).

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From Middle English hilt, hilte, from Old English hilt, hilte, from Proto-Germanic *heltą, *heltǭ, *heltō, *hiltijō, (compare Old Norse hjalt, Old High German helza, Old Saxon helta), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to

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hilum

Learned borrowing from Latin hīlum (“a trifle; a spot on a seed”).

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hilus

Learned borrowing from Latin hīlus.

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him

From Middle English him, from Old English him, from Proto-Germanic *himmai (“to this, to this one”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian him (“him”), West Frisian him (“him”), Sylt North Frisian ham, höm (“him”), Dutch hem (“

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himbo

Blend of him + bimbo, first recorded in 1988 and likely influenced by sex scandals in the US politics around the time.

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hin

From Middle English hin, from Latin hin, from Hebrew הִין, from Egyptian h:n-nw-w-W22 (hnw, “jar, unit of liquid volume”).

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hinau

From Māori hīnau.

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hind

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hinder Old English hindan Middle English hinde English hind From Middle English hinde, from Old English hindan (“at the rear, from behind”), Proto-Germanic *hinder (“behind, beyond”), from

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hing

Borrowed from Hindi हींग (hīṅg).

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hinge

From Middle English henge (“hinge”), from Old English *henġ or *henġe (“hinge”), from Proto-West Germanic *hangiju or *hangī; compare Old English *henġe- in henġeclif (“overhanging cliff”), Old English henġen (“hanging;

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hinky

Possibly from obsolete Scots hink, from Old Norse hinka (“to limp or hobble”), probably not from Old English inca (“doubt; suspicion”). Possibly from hank (“a loop or coil or anything that curbs or restrains”). Possibly

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hinny

From Latin hinnus, from Ancient Greek ἴννος (ínnos), γίννος (gínnos). Possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”).

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hint

From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related a

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hioi

From Māori hīoi.

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hip

From Middle English hipe, hupe, from Old English hype, from Proto-Germanic *hupiz (compare Dutch heup, Low German Huop, German Hüfte), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- (compare Welsh cysgu (“to sleep”), Latin cubāre (“to

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hipe

Uncertain.

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hiper

From hipe + -er.

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hiply

From hip + -ly.

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hir

Blend of him/his + her.

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hirc-

From Latin hircus.

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hird

Borrowed from Norwegian hird, from Old Norse hirð, a borrowing from Old English hīred, hēored (“family, household”), from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād (“relationship; family”), equivalent to hewe + rede. Cognate with Ger

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hire

From Middle English hire, hyre, here, hure, from Old English hȳr (“employment for wages; pay for service; interest on money lent”), from Proto-West Germanic *hūʀiju (“payment”), from the verb *hūʀijan, from Proto-Germani

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hiree

From hire + -ee.

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hirer

From hire + -er.

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hiriq

From Hebrew חִירִיק.

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hirn

From Middle English hirne, herne, from Old English hyrne (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. Proto-Germanic

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hirs

From hir + -s. Compare hers.

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his

From Middle English hes, from Old English his (“his; its”), from Proto-Germanic *hes (“of this”), genitive of Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this”). Cognate with Danish, Sw

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his'n

Perhaps due to reanalysis of hisn as a shortening of his one or his own.

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hisn

From Middle English hisen, ultimately corresponding to an alteration of his after mine, thine.

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hiss

From Middle English hissen, probably of onomatopoeic origin (compare Arabic هَسْهَسَ (hashasa)). Compare Middle Dutch hissen, hisschen (“to chase away, shoo”), Middle Low German hissen (“to chase, hound, incite”).

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hissy

Etymology tree English hiss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hissy From hiss + -y.

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hit

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂id-néh₂-ti Proto-Germanic *hittijaną Old Norse hittader. Old English hyttan Middle English hitten English hit Inherited from Middle English hitten (

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hitch

Probably from Middle English hicchen, hytchen, icchen (“to move; to move as with a jerk”), of obscure origin. Lacks cognates in other languages. Compare itch, hike.

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hithe

From Old English hȳþ. See also Lambeth, Chelsea, Queenhithe (a ward in the City of London), Hythe (a coastal town in Kent).

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hitz

From hit + -z.

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hive

From Middle English hyve, from Old English hȳf, from Proto-West Germanic *hūfi, from Proto-Indo-European *kuHp- (“water vessel”), from *kew- (“to bend, curve”). See also Dutch huif (“beehive”), Danish dialect huv (“ship’

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hiver

Etymology tree English hive Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós P

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hives

Uncertain, but frequently connected with heave, even if such a derivation is phonologically difficult.

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hivey

From hive + -y

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hiya

Shortened from how are you?, with influence from hi. US, 1940s.

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hiyo

Catchphrase of TV presenter Ed McMahon in response to the quips of Johnny Carson.

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hizb

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic حِزْب (ḥizb, “group, band, faction”)

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hizzy

Short for hizzouse + -y, later reinforced house + -izzy.

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hjem

From Old English hām, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Swedish hem, Dutch heem and heim-.

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hmm

See hum.

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hngh

Onomatopoeic.

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hnng

Onomatopoeic.

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ho

From Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), from Old English hō, probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare Dutch ho, German ho, Old French ho! (“hold!, halt!”).

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hoa

Obsolete variant of ho.

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hoaky

Probably influenced by the spelling of hoax.

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hoar

From Middle English hor, hore, from Old English hār (“hoar, hoary, grey, old”), from Proto-West Germanic *hair, from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“grey, dark”). Cognate with German

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hoard

From Middle English hord, from Old English hord (“an accumulation of valuable objects cached for preservation or future use; treasure; hoard”), from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd, from Proto-Germanic *huzdą (“treasure; hoard

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hoary

Possibly from Middle English *hori (suggested by horilocket (“hoary-locked, having hoary locks or curls”)), equivalent to hoar + -y. Alternatively, Middle English horilocket may represent Middle English hor (“hoar, hoary

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hoast

From Middle English *host, *hoste, from Old Norse hósti (“a cough”), akin to Icelandic hósti, Swedish hosta, Danish hoste (“a cough”). More at whoost.

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hoax

Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”). Compare hokey.

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hoaxy

From hoax + -y.

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hob

Related to hub, but the ultimate origin of both words is obscure.

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hobby

From Middle English hoby (“small horse, pony”), a variant or alteration of hobyn (“a small ambling horse”), of uncertain and disputed origin. According to one theory the term is derived from Hobin, a pet name of Robert o

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hobit

See howitzer.

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hobo

Unknown. Possibly a contraction of ho, boy or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin”).

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hoboy

From French hautbois.

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hock

Clipping of hockamore, from German.

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hocus

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from ellipsis of hocus-pocus. The verb is from the noun.

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hod

Borrowed from Scots hod (“to jog along on horseback”), probably related to hotch (“(verb) to move up and down jerkily, bob; to jog along on horseback; to hop like a frog; to fidget; to shrug; to heave with laughter; to c

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hod-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “path, road, way; journey”).

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hodad

Originally Californian surfer slang from the 1960s. Perhaps from the greeting Ho! Dad, though no evidence for this derivation is known. The suggestion that it derives from Western Hemisphere Spanish jodido (“fucked, diff

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hode

From Middle English hoden, hodien, from Old English hādian (“to ordain, consecrate”), from Old English hād (“rank, order, office, holy office”). More at hade (“state, order, rank”).

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hodge

From the name Hodge, from Roger.

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hodja

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خواجه (modern Turkish hoca), from Classical Persian خْوَاجَه (xwāja), ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of howadji, Khoja, Hoxha, and Osho.

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hodl

Originally a mistyping of hold, appearing in a forum post on December 18, 2013. The backronym "Hold On for Dear Life" is sometimes used.

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hodo-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “path, road, way; journey”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). By surface analysis, hod- + -o-.

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hoe

From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā, derivative of Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną. More at hew.

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hoer

Etymology tree English hoe Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Pr

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hof

Borrowed from German Hof. Doublet of howff.

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hofan

From Cantonese 河粉 (ho⁴⁻² fan²).

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hog

From Middle English hog, from Old English hogg, hocg (“hog”), possibly from Old Norse hǫggva (“to strike, chop, cut”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, forge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to beat, hew, forg

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hogan

Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).

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hogel

Coined in a 1994 paper by Mark Lucente, from holographic element; compare earlier pixel, voxel, etc.

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hogg

See hogget (“young sheep”)

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hoggy

Etymology tree English hog Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hoggy From hog + -y.

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hogo

From French haut-goût.

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hoha

Borrowed from Māori hōhā.

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hoi

Borrowed from Dutch hoi.

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hoiho

From Māori hoiho.

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hoik

Possibly originally a form of hike (itself of unclear etymology).

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hoise

Probably from Middle Dutch hisen (modern Dutch hijsen) or Middle Low German hissen. Compare hoist, the modern form.

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hoism

From ho + -ism.

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hoist

Alteration of earlier hoise (“to hoist”), apparently based on the past tense forms, from Middle Dutch hisen (“to hoist”). Compare modern Dutch hijsen (“to hoist”), German hissen (“to hoist”), Danish hejse (“to hoist”). C

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hoit

Unknown. Possibly from Old Norse, or a native Old English term. Perhaps somehow from Middle English hote (“to promise, etc.”). Compare Welsh hoetian (“to dally, dandle”), as well as Scots hoit (“to move awkwardly or clum

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hoju

From Korean 호주 (hoju).

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hok

Borrowed from Afrikaans hok, from Dutch hok.

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hoka

From Māori hoka.

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hoke

From Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc.

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hokey

From the verb hoke ("to give an artificial feel to" [from hokum]) + -y.

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hoki

Borrowed from Māori hoki (“blue grenadier”).

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hokku

From Japanese 発句 (hokku).

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hokum

Uncertain; first attested as US theater slang, possibly a blend of hocus-pocus + bunkum.

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hokyo

Borrowed from Japanese 方響.

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hola

Borrowed from Spanish hola.

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holam

From Hebrew חוֹלָם.

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hold

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold Derived from Middle English holden, derived from Old English healdan, derived from Proto-West Germ

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hole

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole Inherited from Middle English hole, hol, from Old English hol (“orifice, hollow place, c

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holer

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-

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holey

From Middle English holy, holi, holly, holli (“holey, spongy, hollow”); equivalent to hole + -y. The e was inserted in Modern English to distinguish the word from holy (“hallowed, sacred”).

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holk

From Middle English holk, from Old English holc, holoc (“hole, cavity”), from Proto-West Germanic *holuk, from Proto-Germanic *hulukaz (“a hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Equivalent to hole +

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holla

From holler.

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hollo

See halloo, and compare holla.

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holly

From Middle English holly, holi, holie, a shortened variation of holin, holyn (> English dialectal hollen, holm), from Old English holeġn, holen (“holly; prince, protector”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulis (“holly”), po

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holm

From Middle English holm, holme, from Old English holm (“wave, ocean, water, sea, islet”) and Old Norse holmr, holmi (“islet”), both from the Proto-Germanic *hulmaz (“rising ground, hill, island”), from Proto-Indo-Europe

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holme

From Middle English holm (“an island”), from Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz.

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holo-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos)der. English holo- Derived from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole, entire”).

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holon

From hole + -on.

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holor

Coined by Parry Hiram Moon, and Domina Eberle Spencer, from holo- (“whole”).

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holp

From Middle English holp (first and third person singular past indicative of helpen (“to help”)), from Old English healp (same form of helpan (“to help”)), from Proto-Germanic *halp (same form of *helpaną (“to help”)). C

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hols

Clipping of holidays.

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holt

From Middle English holt, from Old English holt (“forest, wood, grove, thicket; wood, timber”), from Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą (“wood”), from Proto-Indo-European *kald-, *klād- (“timber, log”)

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holup

Abbreviation of hold up, possibly from r/Holup.

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holy

From Middle English ali, aly, hale, halege, hali, halȝe, hayly, holi, holia, holie, holiȝ, holy, hooly, oli, oly, wholy, woly, from Old English hāleġ, hāliġ (“holy, sacred; healthy, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *hai

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hom-

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

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home

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-Eur

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homer

From Hebrew חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, “clay, heap, large unit of volume”).

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homey

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homi

Clipping of homicide.

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homie

Earliest known reference is in the tune The House of Blue Lights (1946) by Ella Mae Morse and Freddie Slack, when Morse improvises a spoken-word intro. Equivalent to home + -ie.

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homo

Clipping of homosexual.

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homo-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- From Anci

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homy

From home + -y.

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hon

Shortened from honey.

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honda

Probably from Spanish honda, fonda (“sling”), from Latin funda (“hand-sling”); or from Spanish hondón (“eye of a needle”), from hondo (“bottom; deep, profound”) (from Latin fundus (“bottom, lowest part”), from Proto-Indo

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hone

From Middle English hon (“whetstone”), from Old English hān, from Proto-Germanic *hainō (compare Dutch heen, Norwegian hein), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃i- (“to sharpen”) (compare Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”),

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honer

From hone + -er.

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honey

From Middle English hony, honi, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą (compare Saterland Frisian Hunich, West Frisian hunich, German Low German Honnig, German Honig), from e

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hong

From Cantonese 行 (hong, “trade, business”).

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hongi

Borrowed from Māori hongi.

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honk

Onomatopoeic.

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honky

Sense of “factory hand” attested from 1946. Compare hunky, bohunk. Most likely from hunky (“Hungarian, Slav, eastern European; any white person”), an African-American vernacular shortening of Hungarian. Another possible

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honor

From Middle English honour, honor, honur, from Anglo-Norman honour, honur, from Old French honor, from Latin honor. Displaced native Old English hād and Middle English menske (“honor, dignity among men”) (though survived

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honu

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *pəñu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *poñu Proto-Oceanic *poñu Proto-Polynesian *fonu Hawaiian honubor. Engli

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hoo

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

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hooch

Abbreviation of hoochinoo, name of a specific liquor, from Tlingit Xutsnoowú Ḵwáan, the group that produced it, from Hutsnuwu (“grizzly bear fort”), the name of the village on Admiralty Island in which they lived. From T

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hood

From Middle English hood, hod, from Old English hōd, from Proto-West Germanic *hōd, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to cover”). See also Saterland Frisian Houd (“hat; hood”), West Frisian an

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hoody

From hood + -y.

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hooer

Alteration of whore.

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hooey

Possibly related to phooey, possibly a euphemism for horseshit, or possibly from Ukrainian or Russian хуй (xuj). Compare hooie (interjection) and German hui.

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hoof

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós Proto-Germanic *hōfaz Proto-West Germanic *hōf Old English hōf Middle English hof English hoof Inherited from Middle English hof, houf, houve, hove, from Old English hōf, from

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hoofy

From hoof + -y.

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hooie

Compare German hui. See hooey for more.

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hook

From Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc (“angle, point, hook”), from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz, variant of *hakô (“hook”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *ken

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hooky

First attested in 1848 in New York City. Most likely from Dutch hoekje (“nook, corner; 'spot to hide' in hide-and-seek”). Formerly, "hoekje spelen" could be used to mean "to play hide-and-seek", though the common term fo

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hool

Clipping of hool(igan).

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hooly

From Middle English holi, from Old English hāliġ, hāleġ.

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hoon

Uncertain; used initially as a general term of abuse. It first appeared in print in Capricornia (1938) by Australian writer Xavier Herbert (1901–1984); in a 1941 letter Herbert stated he had heard the term in his youth.

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hoop

From Middle English hoop, hoope, from Old English hōp (“mound, raised land; in combination, circular object”), from Proto-Germanic *hōpą (“bend, bow, arch”) (compare Saterland Frisian Houp (“hoop”), Dutch hoep (“hoop”),

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hoopy

From hoop + -y.

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hoose

From a dialectal spelling of house, from Middle English hous, hus, from Old English hūs (“dwelling, shelter, house”), from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”). Compare Scots hoose.

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hoot

From Middle English houten, huten, hoten, assumed to be of North Germanic origin: Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection) (also dialectal Norwegian hut, Bornholm Danish hut, hot), Swedish huta (“to drive someone away (wit

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hooty

From hoot + -y.

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hoove

Related to heave and hove.

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hop

From Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate w

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hopak

1925–30, from Ukrainian гопа́к (hopák), from the interjection гоп (hop). Compare Ukrainian го́пати (hópaty), го́пкати (hópkaty), гопцюва́ти (hopcjuváty), го́пки (hópky), and dated Ukrainian го́пи (hópy, “dance steps”), г

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hope

From Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian (“hope”), from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn; further etymology unclear. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian, West Frisian hoopje (“to hope”), Cimbrian hòffan (“to hope

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hoper

From Middle English hoper, equivalent to hope + -er.

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hopia

Borrowed from Tagalog hopia, from Spanish hopia, from Hokkien, possibly 好餅 /好饼 (hó piáⁿ, literally “good pastry”) according to Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948). See also Early Manila Hokkien 香餅 /香饼 (hioⁿ-piáⁿ, literally

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hopl-

From the Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon; piece of armour”); related to hoplite.

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hoppo

Uncertain, although probably an irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 戶部 /户部 (Hùbù), the imperial government's Board of Revenue which oversaw customs and other taxation during the Qing Dynasty.

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hoppy

Etymology tree English hop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hoppy From hop + -y.

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hopt

hop + -t

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hor

From Hokkien 乎 (--hohⁿ / --hôⁿ, mood particle) and Cantonese 嗬 (ho², interrogative particle).

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hora

From Hebrew הוֹרָה (hóra), Yiddish האָרע (hore), and Romanian horă, from Turkish hora, probably from Greek χορός (chorós, “dance”). Doublet of choir, chorus, and quire.

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horal

From Latin horalis, from hora (“hour”). See hour.

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horde

Recorded in English since 1555. From Middle French horde, from German Horde, from Polish horda, from Russian орда́ (ordá, “horde, clan, troop”), probably from Kipchak Turkic (compare Tatar урда (urda, “horde”)), ultimate

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hori

Borrowed from Māori Hōri (“George”), itself from English George.

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hork

Onomatopoeia or imitative. For “cough up” sense, compare hawk/hock (16th century), which are almost homophonous in non-rhotic accents. For “throw” sense, compare huck. The “foul up” sense is presumably influenced by bork

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horn

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nós Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nóm Proto-Germani

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horny

From Middle English horny, equivalent to horn + -y. Compare German hornig. Compare also Dutch hoornachtig, Swedish hornaktig, Old English hyrniġ (“angular”). Piecewise doublet of corny.

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horo

Borrowed from Japanese 母衣(ほろ) (horo, “cloak”).

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horo-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, hour”).

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horos

From Ancient Greek ὅρος (hóros).

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horry

From Middle English hory, hoory, from Old English horiġ, horhiġ (“foul, unclean”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurhwīg, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (“foul, filthy, soiled, unclean”). Cognate with Middle High German horw

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horse

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Ira

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horst

From German Horst (“heap”). Doublet of hurst.

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horsy

From horse + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German rössich (“horselike, equipped with a horse”).

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hose

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Germanic *husǭ Proto-West Germanic *hosā Old English hose Middle English hose English hose From Middle English hose (“leggings, hose”), from Old English hose, hosa (

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hosel

Equivalent to hose + -le.

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hosen

From Middle English hosen, from Old English hosan (“hosen, leggings, trousers”), plural of hosa (“hose, legging, stocking”); reinforced by German Hosen (“trousers, pants”). Equivalent to hose + -en (plural ending).

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hoser

From hose + -er. The Canadian senses originally derive from hose (“to siphon gasoline from automobile gas tanks”), in reference to farmers who siphoned gas from farming vehicles; they were later reinforced by use to desc

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hospo

From hospitality + -o.

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hoss

A dialectal pronunciation of horse; see also 'oss in English dialects with h-dropping.

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host

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Old French ostebor. Middle English hoste English host From Middle English host

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hosta

Borrowed from translingual Hosta f, from Serbo-Croatian Host + translingual -a f. Named after Nicolaus Thomas Host, Croatian-Austrian botanist.

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hot

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keHy- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *kéHidʰeti Proto-Indo-European *kéHidos Proto-

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hotch

From Anglo-Norman hocher, Middle French hocher, from a Germanic source (compare Dutch hutsen, hossen, German hotzen).

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hotel

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂éli

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hotep

From Egyptian Htp:t*p (ḥtp, “to be content, at peace; contentment, peace”), a common element of Ancient Egyptian personal names, with the vowels taken over from its descendant, Coptic ϩⲱⲧⲡ̄ (hōtp̄); Ancient Egypt is the

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hotly

From Middle English *hotly, *hatliche, from Old English hātlīċe (“ardently, fervently”); equivalent to hot + -ly.

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hotr

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit होतृ (hotṛ).

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hotty

From hot + -y.

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