English
hidy
Hidy comes from Old English hȳdiġ ‘leathern’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *hūdig ‘made of skin or hide’.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hūdig‘made of skin or hide’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hȳdiġ‘leathern’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*hidyreconstructed
- Englishtodayhidy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hūdig‘made of skin or hide’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hȳdiġ‘leathern’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*hidyreconstructed
- Englishtodayhidy
Formed from hide ‘skin’ + -y
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
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *hūdig
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to hides.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *hūdig / hidy