Masculine

Hoden

Sentences

Meaning

Bei männlichen Tieren ist dies mit einer Vergrößerung der Hoden verbunden .

In male animals, this is associated with an enlargement of the testicles.

testicle

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhoːdən/

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

Cognate with Old Frisian

Cognate with Welsh

Cognate with Ancient Greek

Cognate with Latin

Cognate with Old Lithuanian

In summary

From Middle High German hōde, from Old High German hōdo, from Proto-West Germanic *huþō. The vowel of the Old High German is usually reconstrued as long, but some modern dialects require original shortness, as does apparently Old Frisian hothan, the only Germanic cognate. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“cover”) and then cognate with Welsh cwd (“scrotum”), Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “hide, leather”), Latin cutis (“skin”), Old Lithuanian kutỹs (“bag”), German Haut, Scheune, Schote etc.