hūdi (Proto-West Germanic)

Where does "hūdi" come from?

The Proto-West Germanic noun 'hūdi', meaning 'skin, hide'[1], descends directly from the Proto-Germanic form '*hūdiz'[1]. This Proto-Germanic term originates further back from the Proto-Indo-European '*kéwHtis', which carried the meaning 'bedecking, hide, skin'[2]. This earlier root is itself likely derived from '*s-kewH-', meaning 'to cover, hide'[2].

Open questions

• The Proto-Indo-European source form is reconstructed, and its derivation from the covering root is noted as probable rather than certain. [2]

Full etymology tree

• *hūdi (Proto-West Germanic), 'skin, hide'
  • inherited *hūdiz (Proto-Germanic), 'skin, hide'
    • derived *kéwHtis (Proto-Indo-European)
      • derived *(s)kewH- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to cover, conceal, hide'

Ancestors

• *hūdiz (Proto-Germanic)

Descendants and derived words

• *hūdig (Proto-West Germanic)

Sources

1. hūdi (Proto-West Germanic) - Wiktionary
2. hūdiz (Proto-Germanic) - Wiktionary

Updated August 2026

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