Where does “kraalhead” come from?
kraalhead (English) comes from English kraal, from Dutch kraal, from Middle Dutch crael, from Middle Dutch corael, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
kraalhead (English): The traditional leader of a kraal
Definitions
- The traditional leader of a kraal
Ancestry of “kraalhead”, step by step
kraalhead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kraal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kraal | In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural... |
| 2 | Dutch | kraal | A bead; Several similarly spheric objects;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | crael | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | corael | — |
| 5 | Old French | coral | — |
| 6 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |