Where does “hoofdreeks” come from?

hoofdreeks (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.

hoofdreeks (Dutch): a main series, a main sequence

Definitions

  1. a main series, a main sequence

Ancestry of “hoofdreeks”, step by step

hoofdreeks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoofd

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

via Dutch reeks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchreeksA series, a sequence; A series of print...
2Middle Dutchraecs—
3Old Dutchrakis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haubud →