English word hide comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew-, Proto-Indo-European *kewdʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *hūdijaną (To hide, conceal.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*(s)kew- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to hide, wrap up, conceal |
*kewdʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*(s)kewdʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to cover, encase |
*hūdijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To hide, conceal. |
hȳdan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
hydan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | (intransitive) to hide. (transitive) to hide or conceal, to hoard. |
huden | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
hide | English (en) | (intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.. (transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |