| 【how】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "hu," and "hwu." It carries the basic meaning of "how." from PIE *kwo- "a big thing" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "how"]
how ****[55] You use how to emphasize the degree to which something is true.
however ****[370] You can use however to ask in an emphatic way how something has happened which you are very surprised about. Some speakers of English think that this form is incorrect and prefer to use `how ever'.
somehow ***[2123] You use somehow to say that you do not know or cannot say how something was done or will be done.
[WORD ROOT]root how
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] how
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) hu, hwu
[MEANING]root how
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 hu how
- 【Old English】 hwu [=hu]
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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how ★★★★[55] interrog adverb from how
【DEFINITION】 You use how to emphasize the degree to which something is true.
【SYNONYM】 however
【ROOTs】 how; how
【Etymology】 《Dutch hoe》 how
however ★★★★[370] adverb from how
【DEFINITION】 You can use however to ask in an emphatic way how something has happened which you are very surprised about. Some speakers of English think that this form is incorrect and prefer to use `how ever'.
【SYNONYM】 yet, how
【COMPOSITION】 how + ever
【ROOTs】 ⑴ how; how ⑵ ever; ever
【Etymology】 《Dutch hoe》 how
somehow ★★★[2123] adverb from somehow 〈 how
【DEFINITION】 You use somehow to say that you do not know or cannot say how something was done or will be done.
【COMPOSITION】 some + how
【ROOTs】 ⑴ some; some ⑵ how; how
【Etymology】 《Dutch hoe》 how
【First Known Meaning】 in some way not yet known,
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
host-, hospit
hope
honor
homin, human
hold
hol-, hal-, whole
histor
high
heat
heal
