hue

hue · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kew-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hiwją“hue, form, shape, appearance; mildew”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hiwi
4. Old English · inherited fromhīew“appearance, form, species, kind; apparition; hue, color; beauty; figure of speech”
5. Middle English · inherited fromhewe
6. English todayhue

From Middle English hewe, from Old English hīew (“appearance, form, species, kind; apparition; hue, color; beauty; figure of speech”), from Proto-West Germanic *hiwi, from Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“hue, form, shape, appearance; mildew”), from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *ḱew- (“skin, colour of the skin”) or *ḱey- (“grey, dark shade”). Cognate with Swedish hy (“complexion, skin”), Norwegian hy (“fluff, mold, skin”), Icelandic hégómi (“vanity”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi, “form, show, appearance”). Compare also Sanskrit छवि (chavi, “cuticle, skin, hide; beauty, splendour”); Irish ceo (“fog”), Tocharian B kwele (“black, dark grey”), Lithuanian šývas (“light grey”), Albanian thinjë (“grey”), Sanskrit श्याव (śyāvá, “brown”).

hue · noun²

1. Old French · derived fromheu
2. Old French · derived fromhu
3. English todayhue

From Old French hu or Old French heu, a hunting cry.

Hue · proper noun³

1. Vietnamese · derived fromHuế
2. English todayHue

From Vietnamese Huế (化).

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