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Where does “hide” come from?

Hide comes from Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-, a root meaning to cover or conceal.

hide (English): To put in a place where it will be harder to...

Definitions

  1. To put in a place where it will be harder to...

Ancestry of “hide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhidehide; concealment; hiding spot
2Middle Englishhidento conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;...
3Old Englishhȳdanto hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide
4Proto-Germanichūdijanąto hide, conceal
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewdʰ-to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Words derived from “hide”

  • hidden
  • hiding
  • rawhide
  • hideout
  • hideaway
  • cowhide
  • hidebound
  • hiddenness
  • hidest
  • hider
  • oxhide
  • horsehide
  • unhide
  • moosehide
  • hiddenly
  • hidage
  • hiddenmost
  • semihidden
  • nonhidden
  • autohide
  • hideable
  • rehide
  • hideless
  • hidebehind
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