Etymology of the English word hoodwink
the English word
hoodwinkderived from the English word
hoodderived from the English word
hodderived from the Old French word
hottederived from the Frankish root
*hottaderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khodazderived from the English word
winkderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wenkananDate
The earliest known usage of hoodwink in English dates from the 16th century.
