Hide
/haɪd/noun
To put or keep out of sight; also, the skin of an animal.
Did you know?English hide comes from Old English *hȳdan*, and its deep ancestry is tied to a Proto-Germanic root meaning “to conceal,” the same family behind German *hüten* (“to guard”) and other words of protection and covering.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱewt-
“to cover, conceal”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hūdijaną
“to hide, conceal”
Old English
OE
hȳdan
“to hide, conceal, keep secret”
Middle English
ME
hiden
“to hide, conceal”
Modern English
English
hide
“to put or keep out of sight; the skin of an animal”