Where does “heifd” come from?

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

heifd (Middle English): Alternative form of heed

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of heed

Ancestry of “heifd”, step by step

heifd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English heed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishheedhead; The chief, most renowned or most prominent...
2Old Englishhēafodhead; top; source, origin; chief, leader;...
3Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

via Middle English heved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhevedAlternative form of heed

Words derived from “heifd

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