Where does “strandhoofd” come from?

strandhoofd (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.

strandhoofd (Dutch): transversal dam built on a sandbeach to slow its erosion

Definitions

  1. transversal dam built on a sandbeach to slow its erosion

Ancestry of “strandhoofd”, step by step

strandhoofd 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 strand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrandbeach, strand
2Middle Dutchstrant—

Words derived from “strandhoofd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →