Hewers
/ˈhjuː.ərz/noun
People or things that hew, cut, or chop something with repeated blows.
Did you know?Hewer comes from the same ancient root as English hew and German hauen, all ultimately tied to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to strike” or “beat.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kau-
“to strike, beat, or cut”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hauwaną
“to hew, chop, or strike down”
Old English
OE
hēawan
“to cut down, chop, or hew”
Middle English
ME
hewen
“to cut or chop with repeated blows”
Modern English
English
hew
“to cut, chop, or shape by striking”