Where does “hoof” come from?

hoof (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hoofd, from Middle Dutch hôvet, from Old Dutch hōvit, from Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

hoof (Afrikaans): head

Definitions

head

Ancestry of “hoof”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	hoofd	head
2	Middle Dutch	hôvet	head
3	Old Dutch	hōvit	head
4	Proto-West Germanic	*haubud	—
5	Proto-Germanic	haubudą	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	káput-	head

Words derived from “hoof”

hoofkarakter
hoofpyn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haubud →