Where does “hodebunn” come from?
hodebunn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hode, from Danish hoved, from Danish hovedrig, from Danish rig, from English rig, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring — to cut, cut off, sever.
hodebunn (Norwegian Bokmål): a scalp
Ancestry of “hodebunn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hode | head |
| 2 | Danish | hoved | head; mind; person |
| 3 | Danish | hovedrig | very rich |
| 4 | Danish | rig | rich , wealthy, affluent; exuberant, luxuriant;... |
| 5 | English | rig | The rigging of a sailing ship or other such... |
| 6 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 7 | Middle English | ryng | — |
| 8 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |