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Where does “hoed” come from?

hoed (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hoed, from Middle Dutch hoet, from Old Dutch huot, from Proto-West Germanic hōd, from Proto-Germanic hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

hoed (Afrikaans): hat; bonnet; to guard, to take care of

Definitions

  1. hat; bonnet; to guard, to take care of

Ancestry of “hoed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoedhat
2Middle Dutchhoet—
3Old Dutchhuot—
4Proto-West Germanichōd—
5Proto-Germanichōdazshelter; cover; hood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
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