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
- A covering for the head attached to a larger...
Ancestry of “hood”, step by step
hood traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English hode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 3 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 4 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 5 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |