Where does “hūd” come from?

hūd (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “hūd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hūd”

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