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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

  1. Untanned hide; A whip made from twisted untanned...

Ancestry of “rawhide”, step by step

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,...

Words derived from “rawhide”

  • rawhider
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