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Where does “huid” come from?

huid (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch huut, from Old Dutch hūd, from Proto-West Germanic hūdi, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

huid (Dutch): skin; the hull of a ship or aircraft

Definitions

  1. skin; the hull of a ship or aircraft

Ancestry of “huid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhuut—
2Old Dutchhūd—
3Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
4Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “huid”

  • huiduitslag
  • huidkanker
  • ossenhuid
  • zaadhuid
  • huidtransplantatie
  • dikhuidig
  • opperhuid
  • dikhuid
  • voorhuid
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