Where does “hode” come from?
hode (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *hotho, from Proto-West Germanic *hoþō, from Proto-Germanic huþô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Ancestry of “hode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | *hotho | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hoþō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | huþô | testicle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |