Where does “huddled” come from?
huddled (English) comes from English Huddle, from Middle English hudelen, from Middle English huderen, from Middle English hoderen, from Middle English huden, from Old English hȳdan, from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
huddled (English): together in a huddle
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- together in a huddle
Ancestry of “huddled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Huddle | A dense and disorderly crowd |
| 2 | Middle English | hudelen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | huderen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | hoderen | to cover; press together; huddle |
| 5 | Middle English | huden | — |
| 6 | Old English | hȳdan | to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |