Where does “hade” come from?

Hade is a dialectal English term of uncertain meaning derived from Old English hēafod, from Proto-Germanic hōdaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kauput- meaning head.

hade (English): State; order, estate, rank, degree, or quality;...

Definitions

  1. State; order, estate, rank, degree, or quality;...

Ancestry of “hade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhadeAlternative form of hod; Alternative form of heed
2Old Englishhādperson, individual, character, individuality;...
3Proto-West Germanic*haidu—
4Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “hade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haidu →