huig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch huch, huuch, huych, borrowed through Middle High German from Middle Low German hūk. Of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly borrowed from North Germanic, or possibly from a variant of Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ (“head covering”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -œy̯x
huig (file)

Noun

huig f (plural huigen, diminutive huigje n)

uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)

Further reading

van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “huig”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Old English

Etymology

Possibly from or influenced by Latin heu (“ay! oh! alas!”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxu.ij/, [ˈhu.ij]

Interjection

huiġ

hey
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
  Huig, hū færst þū?
  Hey, how's it going?

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