Where does “moosehide” come from?

moosehide (English) comes from English hide, from Middle English hide, from Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan, from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

moosehide (English): The hide of a moose

Definitions

  1. The hide of a moose

Ancestry of “moosehide”, step by step

moosehide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhideTo put in a place where it will be harder to...
2Middle Englishhidehide; concealment; hiding spot
3Middle Englishhidento conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;...
4Old Englishhȳdanto hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide
5Proto-Germanichūdijanąto hide, conceal
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewdʰ-to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via English moose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmooseThe largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers
2Japaneseむすめ娘: girl; daughter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-
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