Where does “hoofdcommissaris” come from?
hoofdcommissaris (Dutch) 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.
hoofdcommissaris (Dutch): A commissioner ranking above others...
Definitions
- A commissioner ranking above others...
Ancestry of “hoofdcommissaris”, step by step
hoofdcommissaris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hoofd
| 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 |
via Dutch commissaris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | commissaris | commissioner |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | commissarijs | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | commissarius | — |