Where does “hoofdpijndossier” come from?

hoofdpijndossier (Dutch) comes from Dutch hoofdpijn, 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.

hoofdpijndossier (Dutch): A particularly difficult issue or case

Definitions

  1. A particularly difficult issue or case

Ancestry of “hoofdpijndossier”, step by step

hoofdpijndossier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoofdpijn

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

via Dutch dossier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdossierdossier; file, physical collection of...
2Frenchdossierback of furniture, to rest the sitter's back on;...
3Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
4Proto-Italicdorsom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput-Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *haubud
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