Where does “hoggeshed” come from?

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

hoggeshed (Old French): hogshead

Definitions

  1. hogshead

Ancestry of “hoggeshed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhoggeshedhogshead
2Middle Englishheedhead; The chief, most renowned or most prominent...
3Old Englishhēafodhead; top; source, origin; chief, leader;...
4Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Old English hēafod →
hoggeshed — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer