Where does “hidels” come from?
hidels (Middle English) comes from Old English hȳdels, from Old English -els, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
hidels (Middle English): A hiding place or refuge
Definitions
- A hiding place or refuge
Ancestry of “hidels”, step by step
hidels traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hȳdels
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hȳdels | a place of concealment, hiding-place, cavern,... |
| 2 | Old English | -els | suffix creating nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Middle English hiden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hiden | to conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;... |
| 2 | Old English | hȳdan | to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |