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Where does “-hǣd” come from?
-hǣd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
Ancestry of “-hǣd”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
haiduz
manner, way; personality, character; appearance
2
Proto-Indo-European
(s)kayt-
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