Where does “Gänsehaut” come from?
Gänsehaut (German) comes from German haut, from Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-West Germanic hūdi, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Gänsehaut (German): goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh
Definitions
- goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh
Ancestry of “Gänsehaut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | haut | inflection of hauen:
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| 2 | Middle High German | hūt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hūt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūdi | skin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūdiz | hide, skin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |