| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Hieb. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
Hieb, masculine, ‘cut, stroke, blow; sarcasm,’ first recorded in the 17th century, being recently formed from hauen, preterite hieb, hieben; compare Handel from handeln and Hetze from hetzen. —