Where does “húðfeiti” come from?

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

húðfeiti (Icelandic): sebum

Definitions

  1. sebum

Ancestry of “húðfeiti”, step by step

húðfeiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic húð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichúðskin; hide; a thin coating; plating
2Old Norsehúðskin
3Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Icelandic feiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfeitigrease
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdiz →Every word from Old Norse húð →