Where does “leeg” come from?

leeg (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.

leeg (Dutch): empty, hollow; listless, lethargic

Definitions

  1. empty, hollow; listless, lethargic

Ancestry of “leeg”, step by step

leeg 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 Middle Dutch lēdich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlēdichfree, unrestricted
2Old Dutchlithig—
3Proto-Germanicliþugazflexible, free, unoccupied
4Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “leeg”

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