Where does “-had” come from?

-had (Middle English) comes from Old English -hād, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

-had (Middle English): Alternative form of -hede

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -hede

Ancestry of “-had”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-hād-hood
2Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
3Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “-had”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -haidu →