kau-

kau-
To hew, strike.
1.
a. hew, from Old English hēawan, to hew;
b. haggis, haggle; hacksaw, from Old Norse höggva, to cut;
c. hoe, from Old French houe, a hoe. a-c all from Germanic *hawwan.
2. hag2, from a source akin to Old Norse högg, a gap, a cutting blow, from Germanic *hawwō.
3. hay, from Old English hīeg, hay, cut grass, from Germanic *haujam.
4. Suffixed form *kau-do-. incus, from Latin cūdere (< *caudere), to strike, beat.
 
[Pokorny kāu- 535.]

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