Where does “leegte” come from?

leegte (Dutch) comes from Dutch leeg, 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.

leegte (Dutch): emptiness

Definitions

emptiness

Ancestry of “leegte”, step by step

leegte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leeg

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	leeg	empty, hollow; listless, lethargic
2	Dutch	hoofd	head
3	Middle Dutch	hôvet	head
4	Old Dutch	hōvit	head
5	Proto-West Germanic	*haubud	—
6	Proto-Germanic	haubudą	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	káput-	head

via Dutch te

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	te	too; to; located at, in, on
2	Middle Dutch	te	at, in; to, towards; at, during
3	Old Dutch	te	—
4	Proto-Germanic	ta	to
5	Proto-Germanic	tō	to
6	Proto-Indo-European	de	Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

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