Where does “hideout” come from?
Hideout comes from English hide and out, where hide derives from Middle English hiden, Old English hȳdan, and Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-, meaning to cover or conceal.
hideout (English): A place to hide; A hidden headquarters or place...
Definitions
- A place to hide; A hidden headquarters or place...
Ancestry of “hideout”, step by step
hideout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hide | To put in a place where it will be harder to... |
| 2 | Middle English | hide | hide; concealment; hiding spot |
| 3 | Middle English | hiden | to conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;... |
| 4 | Old English | hȳdan | to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |