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Where does “huden” come from?

huden (Middle English) comes from Old English hȳdan, from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Ancestry of “huden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhȳdanto hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide
2Proto-Germanichūdijanąto hide, conceal
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewdʰ-to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Words derived from “huden”

  • hidden
  • hide
  • hiding
  • huddle
  • rawhide
  • hideout
  • huddling
  • hideaway
  • cowhide
  • hidebound
  • hiddenness
  • hidest
  • hider
  • oxhide
  • horsehide
  • unhide
  • moosehide
  • hiddenly
  • hidage
  • hiddenmost
  • semihidden
  • nonhidden
  • autohide
  • hideable
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