Where does “hýða” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hýða”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hýða”

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