Where does “höfuð” come from?

höfuð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

höfuð (Icelandic): a head; head, chief; the ornamental prow of a...

Definitions

  1. a head; head, chief; the ornamental prow of a...

Ancestry of “höfuð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫfuðhead
2Old Norse-ith
3Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “höfuð

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