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): person, individual, character, individuality;...

Definitions

  1. person, individual, character, individuality;...

Ancestry of “hād”, step by step

hād traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *haidu

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

via Proto-Germanic hazdaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichazdazhair
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

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 →