Where does “hȳdan” come from?

hȳdan (Old English) comes 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,...

hȳdan (Old English): to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide

Definitions

  1. to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide

Ancestry of “hȳdan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hȳdan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną →
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