Where does “hüten” come from?

hüten (German) comes from Middle High German hüeten, from Old High German huoten, from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan — to shelter; defend; protect against; guard; heed.

hüten (German): to watch; to herd, to tend; to be wary, to watch...

Definitions

  1. to watch; to herd, to tend; to be wary, to watch...

Ancestry of “hüten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhüeten—
2Old High Germanhuotento watch, take care
3Proto-West Germanic*hōdijanto shelter; defend; protect against; guard; heed

Words derived from “hüten”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan →Every word from Old High German huoten →Every word from Middle High German hüeten →