Where does “hādian” come from?
hādian (Old English) comes from Old English hād, from Proto-West Germanic *haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
hādian (Old English): to ordain, consecrate
Ancestry of “hādian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hād | person, individual, character, individuality;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *haidu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |
Words derived from “hādian”