Haut

German (Berlin)

/haʊt/

noun
Definitions
  • skin, hide of a person, animal or (part of a) plant
  • (by extension) a creature, especially a person
  • skin membrane found on the surface of an object, like a sausage

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hūt inherited from Old High German hūt inherited from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz (hide, skin) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew- (cover, conceal, cloud, hide, commit to cut, equip, hew, perform).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kew-

Gloss

cover, conceal, cloud, hide, commit to cut, equip, hew, perform

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

雲, 曇

Emoji
🤭 📔

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