Where does “hadu-” come from?
hadu- (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *haþu, from Proto-Germanic haþuz, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
hadu- (Old High German): war, battle: used to form names
Definitions
- war, battle: used to form names
Ancestry of “hadu-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *haþu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haþuz | battle, fight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kéh₃tus | fight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “hadu-”