Where does “hood” come from?

hood (Middle English) comes from Old English hōd, from Proto-West Germanic hōd, from Proto-Germanic hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

hood (Middle English): hood; Any sort of protective cloaking or covering

Definitions

  1. hood; Any sort of protective cloaking or covering

Ancestry of “hood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōdhood
2Proto-West Germanichōd—
3Proto-Germanichōdazshelter; cover; hood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Words derived from “hood”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōdaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōd →