Where does “hued” come from?

Hued comes from Old English -od, derived from Proto-Germanic hiwją meaning "form" or "appearance," ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root ḱey- meaning "to lie" or "to settle."

hued (English): coloured; having a hue

Definitions

  1. coloured; having a hue

Ancestry of “hued”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHueA Vietnamese province with that city as its capital
2Middle Englishheweservant, hireling; rascal, villein; hue
3Old Englishhīwamember of a family
4Proto-Germanichīwôrelative, fellow-lodger, family
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hued

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-
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