Where does “hǫfðingi” come from?

hǫfðingi (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

hǫfðingi (Old Norse): a chief, chieftain, leader, lord

Definitions

  1. a chief, chieftain, leader, lord

Ancestry of “hǫfðingi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫfuðhead
2Old Norse-ith
3Latin-ēly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “hǫfðingi”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin -ē →