Where does “hoofpyn” come from?

hoofpyn (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans hoof, 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.

hoofpyn (Afrikaans): headache

Definitions

  1. headache

Ancestry of “hoofpyn”, step by step

hoofpyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans hoof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanshoofhead
2Dutchhoofdhead
3Middle Dutchhôvethead
4Old Dutchhōvithead
5Proto-West Germanic*haubud—
6Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

via Afrikaans pyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanspynpain; pine
2Dutchpijnphysical pain, ache; psychological pain, hurt;...
3Middle Dutchpijn—
4Proto-West Germanic*pīnāpine tree
5Latinpēna—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haubud →