Etymology

hidy

H4I1D2Y4

Today it means: Of or pertaining to hides. Full definition →

Middle English *hidy, *hudi ← Old English hȳdiġ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhȳdiġ“leathern”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*hidy, *hudi
  3. English todayhidy

From Middle English *hidy, *hudi, from Old English hȳdiġ (“leathern”), equivalent to hide (“skin”) + -y.

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