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Where does “Huddle” come from?

Huddle (English) comes from Middle English hudelen, from Middle English huderen, from Middle English hoderen, from Middle English huden, from Old English hȳdan, from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Ancestry of “Huddle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhudelen—
2Middle Englishhuderen—
3Middle Englishhoderento cover; press together; huddle
4Middle Englishhuden—
5Old Englishhȳdanto hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide
6Proto-Germanichūdijanąto hide, conceal
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewdʰ-to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
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