Where does “hoofd” come from?

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

hoofd (Dutch): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “hoofd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hoofd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput-