Where does “Héngerhaut” come from?
Héngerhaut (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Haut, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-West Germanic hūdi, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Héngerhaut (Luxembourgish): goose bumps, goose flesh, horripilation
Definitions
- goose bumps, goose flesh, horripilation
Ancestry of “Héngerhaut”, step by step
Héngerhaut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Haut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Haut | skin |
| 2 | Old High German | hūt | hide |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hūdi | skin |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūdiz | hide, skin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via Luxembourgish Hénger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Hénger | plural of Hong; chickens; hens |