Where does “*haudu” come from?

*haudu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

Ancestry of “*haudu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	haiduz	manner, way; personality, character; appearance
2	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kayt-	—

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