Where does “húð” come from?

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

húð (Old Norse): skin

Definitions

  1. skin

Ancestry of “húð”, step by step

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

Words derived from “húð”

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