Where does “hēafod-” come from?

hēafod- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic haubida-, from Proto-Indo-European kauput-, from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo — head, bowl.

hēafod- (Old English): principal, main, primary

Definitions

  1. principal, main, primary

Ancestry of “hēafod-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaubida-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankauput-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankapōlohead, bowl

Words derived from “hēafod-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kauput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubida- →