Where does “hyde” come from?

hyde (Middle English) comes from Old English hȳd, from Proto-West Germanic hūdi, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hyde (Middle English): human skin; hide; Alternative form of hide

Definitions

  1. human skin; hide; Alternative form of hide

Ancestry of “hyde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hyde”

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