Where does “Haut” come from?
Haut (Luxembourgish) comes 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 (Luxembourgish): skin
Ancestry of “Haut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hūt | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hūdi | skin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hūdiz | hide, skin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “Haut”