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Where does “hood” come from?

Hood derives from Middle English hood, from Old English hād, from Proto-Germanic hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ-.

hood (English): A covering for the head attached to a larger...

Definitions

  1. A covering for the head attached to a larger...

Ancestry of “hood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhodeAlternative form of hoden; Alternative form of...
2EnglishoddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or...
3Middle Englishoddeinflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak...
4Old Norseoddiodd, third or additional number; triangle
5Old Norse-i—
6Latin-ē—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “hood”

  • hooded
  • hoodwink
  • hoodie
  • monkshood
  • hoody
  • hoodmould
  • underhood
  • hoodman
  • hoodlike
  • hoodrat
  • unhood
  • sprayhood
  • hoodwinker
  • hoodwort
  • hoodedness
  • nonhooded
  • hoodied
  • forehood
  • 'hood
  • biohood
  • hood rat
  • худи
  • フード
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