Where does “heed” come from?

heed (Middle English) comes from Old English hēafod, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

heed (Middle English): head; The chief, most renowned or most prominent...

Definitions

  1. head; The chief, most renowned or most prominent...

Ancestry of “heed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēafodhead; top; source, origin; chief, leader;...
2Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “heed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Old English hēafod →