Where does “huddlesome” come from?
huddlesome (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,...
huddlesome (English): Characteristic of a huddle or huddling
Definitions
- Characteristic of a huddle or huddling
Ancestry of “huddlesome”, step by step
huddlesome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Huddle
| 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,... |