Where does “hoofdvakker” come from?

hoofdvakker (Dutch) comes from Dutch hoofdvak, 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.

hoofdvakker (Dutch): one who takes a subject as a major subject

Definitions

  1. one who takes a subject as a major subject

Ancestry of “hoofdvakker”, step by step

hoofdvakker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoofdvak

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

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haubud →