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
- To put in a place where it will be harder to...
Ancestry of “hide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hide | hide; concealment; hiding spot |
| 2 | Middle English | hiden | to conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;... |
| 3 | Old English | hȳdan | to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |