Where does “hénnahàut” come from?

hénnahàut (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian haut, from Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-West Germanic hūdi, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hénnahàut (Cimbrian): goose bumps

Definitions

  1. goose bumps

Ancestry of “hénnahàut”, step by step

hénnahàut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cimbrian haut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianhautskin
2Middle High Germanhūt—
3Old High Germanhūthide
4Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
5Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Cimbrian hénna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianhénnahen
2Middle High Germanhenne—
3Old High Germanhennahen
4Proto-Germanic*hannju—
5Proto-Germanichanjōhen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūdi →