Etymology

From West Proto-Germanic *hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kewdʰ- ‎(“conceal”). Cognate with Old Frisian hēda, Middle Dutch huden. The Indo-European root is also the source of Welsh cudd, Latin custos, and Ancient Greek κεύθω ‎(keúthō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyːdɑn/