Where does “Hood” come from?
Hood (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German hôt, from Old Saxon hōd, from Proto-West Germanic hōd, from Proto-Germanic hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
Hood (German Low German): hood; hat
Ancestry of “Hood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | hôt | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | hōd | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hōd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hōdaz | shelter; cover; hood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kadʰ- | to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,... |