Where does “hoofdvak” come from?

hoofdvak (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.

hoofdvak (Dutch): a major subject

Definitions

  1. a major subject

Ancestry of “hoofdvak”, step by step

hoofdvak 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 vak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvakA compartment; A subject, discipline, class,...
2Middle Dutchvac—
3Old Dutchfakcompartment
4Proto-West Germanicfakdivision, compartment; period, interval
5Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “hoofdvak”

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