Etymograph

English

hideless

Hideless comes from Middle English hydeles.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hydeles
  2. Englishtodayhideless

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hydeles
  2. Englishtodayhideless

Formed from hide + -less

Proto-Germanic *huzdą ‘treasure, hoard’

Proto-Germanic *huzdijaną ‘to hoard’

Proto-West Germanic *huʀdijan ‘to conceal’

Old English hȳdan ‘to hide’

Middle English hiden ‘to conceal’

English hide

Today it means

adj Without a hide; skinless.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English hydeles / hideless