Where does “huut” come from?

huut (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hūd, from Proto-West Germanic hūdi, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “huut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhūd
2Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
3Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “huut

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hūdi
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