Where does “húð” come from?

húð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse húð, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

húð (Icelandic): skin; hide; a thin coating; plating

Definitions

  1. skin; hide; a thin coating; plating

Ancestry of “húð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehúðskin
2Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “húð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdiz →Every word from Old Norse húð →