Where does “hoofdrekenen” come from?

hoofdrekenen (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.

hoofdrekenen (Dutch): to do mental arithmetic

Definitions

  1. to do mental arithmetic

Ancestry of “hoofdrekenen”, step by step

hoofdrekenen 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 rekenen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrekenento calculate, to do arithmetic
2Middle Dutchrēkenento put in order (an account, bill etc)
3Old Dutchrekanon—
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “hoofdrekenen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haubud →