Where does “hovedløs” come from?
hovedløs (Danish) comes from Danish hoved, from Danish hovedrig, from Danish rig, from English rig, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring, from Proto-West Germanic hring — to cut, cut off, sever.
hovedløs (Danish): headless, having no head; unthinking, mindless
Definitions
- headless, having no head; unthinking, mindless
Ancestry of “hovedløs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | hoved | head; mind; person |
| 2 | Danish | hovedrig | very rich |
| 3 | Danish | rig | rich , wealthy, affluent; exuberant, luxuriant;... |
| 4 | English | rig | The rigging of a sailing ship or other such... |
| 5 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 6 | Middle English | ryng | — |
| 7 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |