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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”

  • head
  • heads
  • ahead
  • headed
  • headquarters
  • header
  • headline
  • Whitehead
  • headmaster
  • headphones
  • headdress
  • woodpecker
  • bareheaded
  • bulkhead
  • arrowhead
  • headwaters
  • redhead
  • trailhead
  • headset
  • headgear
  • masthead
  • headstone
  • letterhead
  • headship
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