Semitic Etymological Database
Cf. Soq. ḥódir, Jib. ḥɔ́ḏɔ́r ‘to build a thatched pen’. Their further etymology is uncertain. If related to Arb. ḥḏr ‘to be cautious, on guard’, the original meaning would be ‘to make precautions (to prevent livestock from climbing the walls)’.