Where does “huþ” come from?

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

huþ (Old Swedish): skin; hide

Definitions

  1. skin; hide

Ancestry of “huþ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “huþ”

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