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