Where does “huden” come from?
huden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hūden, from Proto-West Germanic *huzdijan, from Proto-Germanic *huzdijaną — to hoard, to store up.
Ancestry of “huden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | hūden | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *huzdijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *huzdijaną | to hoard, to store up |