Where does “hid” come from?
hid (Danish) comes from Albanian hidh, from Old Norse hít, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
hid (Danish): hither, to here, towards this place
Definitions
- hither, to here, towards this place
Ancestry of “hid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | hidh | nettle |
| 2 | Old Norse | hít | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hit | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |