Where does “hȳd” come from?

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

hȳd (Old English): skin, hide

Definitions

  1. skin, hide

Ancestry of “hȳd”, step by step

hȳd traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic hūdi

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

via Middle Welsh hyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshhyt—
2Old Welshhituntil
3Proto-Celtic*siti-length

via Proto-Slavic *gydъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*gydъ—

Words derived from “hȳd”

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