Where does “hēafodlīċ” come from?

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

hēafodlīċ (Old English): at the top, principal, capital, deadly

Definitions

  1. at the top, principal, capital, deadly

Ancestry of “hēafodlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēafod-principal, main, primary
2Proto-Germanichaubida-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankauput-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankapōlohead, bowl

Words derived from “hēafodlīċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kauput- →Every word from Old English hēafod- →