Where does “hode” come from?

hode (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hode, from Old Dutch *hotho, from Proto-West Germanic *hoþō, from Proto-Germanic huþô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

hode (Dutch): testicle

Definitions

  1. testicle

Ancestry of “hode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhodetesticle
2Old Dutch*hotho—
3Proto-West Germanic*hoþō—
4Proto-Germanichuþôtesticle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic huþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hoþō →