Where does “-hǣdu” come from?

-hǣdu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

-hǣdu (Old English): -hood

Definitions

  1. -hood

Ancestry of “-hǣdu”, step by step

-hǣdu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic haiduz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

via Proto-Germanic haidį̄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaidį̄state, condition

Words derived from “-hǣdu”

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