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Where does “hoeden” come from?

hoeden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch huoden, from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan.

Ancestry of “hoeden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhuodento heed, to protect; to care for, to tend
2Proto-West Germanic*hōdijan—

Words derived from “hoeden”

  • hoeder
  • behoeden
  • behoeder
  • hoeden
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan →