An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Hieb
Friedrich Kluge2504805An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — Hieb1891John Francis Davis

Hieb, m., ‘cut, stroke, blow; sarcasm,’ first recorded in the 17th cent., being recently formed from hauen, pret. hieb, hieben; comp. Handel from handeln and Hetze from hetzen. —