Where does “stamhoofd” come from?

stamhoofd (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.

stamhoofd (Dutch): A tribal chief or leader

Definitions

  1. A tribal chief or leader

Ancestry of “stamhoofd”, step by step

stamhoofd 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 stam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstamtrunk of a tree; stem; tribe, clan
2Middle Dutchstam—
3Old Dutchstam—
4Proto-West Germanic*stamni—
5Proto-Germanicstamnizstem, tree stalk
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →