Where does “ijlhoofdig” come from?

ijlhoofdig (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.

ijlhoofdig (Dutch): thoughtless, careless; confused, delirious

Definitions

  1. thoughtless, careless; confused, delirious

Ancestry of “ijlhoofdig”, step by step

ijlhoofdig 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 ijl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijlrarefied (of a gas etc.), not dense
2Middle Dutchile—
3Old Dutchīla—
4Proto-Germanicīlōrush, haste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →