Where does “rawhide” come from?
Rawhide comes from English raw and hide, where hide derives from Middle English hȳdan, Old English hȳdan, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- meaning to separate or sift.
rawhide (English): Untanned hide; A whip made from twisted untanned...
Definitions
- Untanned hide; A whip made from twisted untanned...
Ancestry of “rawhide”, step by step
rawhide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hide | To put in a place where it will be harder to... |
| 2 | Middle English | hide | hide; concealment; hiding spot |
| 3 | Middle English | hiden | to conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;... |
| 4 | Old English | hȳdan | to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via English raw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raw | Not cooked; Not treated or processed; in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | rawe | raw; raw, unprocessed, unfiltered; wounded, hurt,... |
| 3 | Old English | hrēaw | raw, uncooked |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrau | raw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrawaz | raw, uncooked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |