Where does “húð-” come from?

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

húð- (Icelandic): dermo-, skin

Definitions

  1. dermo-, skin

Ancestry of “húð-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichúðskin; hide; a thin coating; plating
2Old Norsehúðskin
3Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdiz →Every word from Old Norse húð →