Where does “-hād” come from?

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

-hād (Old English): -hood

Definitions

  1. -hood

Ancestry of “-hād”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
2Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “-hād”

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