Where does “hidden” come from?

hidden (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German hüeten, from Old High German huoten, from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan — to shelter; defend; protect against; guard; heed.

hidden (Luxembourgish): to tend, to mind, to look after

Definitions

  1. to tend, to mind, to look after

Ancestry of “hidden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhüeten—
2Old High Germanhuotento watch, take care
3Proto-West Germanic*hōdijanto shelter; defend; protect against; guard; heed

Words derived from “hidden”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan →Every word from Old High German huoten →Every word from Middle High German hüeten →