Where does “hēafod” come from?

hēafod (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

hēafod (Old English): head; top; source, origin; chief, leader;...

Definitions

  1. head; top; source, origin; chief, leader;...

Ancestry of “hēafod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
2Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “hēafod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →