Where does “kaalhoofdig” come from?

kaalhoofdig (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.

kaalhoofdig (Dutch): bald-headed

Definitions

  1. bald-headed

Ancestry of “kaalhoofdig”, step by step

kaalhoofdig 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 kaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkaalwithout defining features, smooth, bland, plain;...
2Middle Dutchcale
3Old Dutchkalo
4Proto-Germanickalwazbald
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “kaalhoofdig

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