Where does “hod” come from?

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

hod (Middle English): One's degree, level, office, or estate; one's...

Definitions

  1. One's degree, level, office, or estate; one's...

Ancestry of “hod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhādperson, individual, character, individuality;...
2Proto-West Germanic*haidu—
3Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “hod”

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