Where does “huddle” come from?
Huddle comes from Middle English hudelen, from Middle English huderen, from Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan, from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-.
huddle (English): A dense and disorderly crowd; A brief meeting of...
Definitions
- A dense and disorderly crowd; A brief meeting of...
Ancestry of “huddle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hudelen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | huderen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | hoderen | to cover; press together; huddle |
| 4 | Middle English | huden | — |
| 5 | Old English | hȳdan | to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |