Where does “hiddle” come from?
hiddle (English) comes from Middle English hidel, from Middle English hidels, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
hiddle (English): A hiding-place; a sheltered spot; A cluster,...
Definitions
- A hiding-place; a sheltered spot; A cluster,...
Ancestry of “hiddle”, step by step
hiddle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English hidel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hidel | A hiding place or refuge |
| 2 | Middle English | hidels | A hiding place or refuge |
| 3 | Middle English | -el | — |
| 4 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Middle English hydel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hydel | — |
| 2 | Middle English | hudels | hiding-place, concealment |
| 3 | Old English | hȳdels | a place of concealment, hiding-place, cavern,... |
| 4 | Old English | -els | suffix creating nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |