Where does “varihued” come from?

varihued (English) comes from English hued, from English Hue, from Middle English hewe, from Old English hīwa, from Proto-Germanic hīwô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

varihued (English): varicoloured

Definitions

  1. varicoloured

Ancestry of “varihued”, step by step

varihued traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hued

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhuedcoloured; having a hue
2EnglishHueA Vietnamese province with that city as its capital
3Middle Englishheweservant, hireling; rascal, villein; hue
4Old Englishhīwamember of a family
5Proto-Germanichīwôrelative, fellow-lodger, family
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via English vari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvariThe ring-tailed lemur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-