Etymology of the English word hoe
the English word
hoederived from the Old French word
houederived from the Germanic word
houederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kau-derived from the Frankish root
*hauwaderived from the English word
holederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kailo-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-Date
The earliest known usage of hoe in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
backhoe,
hoecake,
hoedown,
hoed,
hoeingUsage
Word found in Modern English
