Where does “Haut” come from?

Haut (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-West Germanic hūdi, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Haut (Pennsylvania German): skin, hide; cuticle; membrane

Definitions

  1. skin, hide; cuticle; membrane

Ancestry of “Haut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhūt—
2Old High Germanhūthide
3Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
4Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūdi →