Where does “hovedbeklædning” come from?

hovedbeklædning (Danish) comes from Danish hoved, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

hovedbeklædning (Danish): headdress

Definitions

  1. headdress

Ancestry of “hovedbeklædning”, step by step

hovedbeklædning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hoved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhovedhead; mind; person
2Old Norsehǫfuðhead
3Old Norse-ith
4Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Danish beklædning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbeklædningclothes, attire
2Danish-ningAlternative form of -ing; -ing; action of
3Old Norse-ning
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin