Where does “hǫfuð” come from?

hǫfuð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hafudą, from Proto-Indo-European kauput-, from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo — head, bowl.

hǫfuð (Old Norse): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “hǫfuð”, step by step

hǫfuð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hafudą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichafudą—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankauput-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankapōlohead, bowl

via Proto-Germanic haubudą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
2Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “hǫfuð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kauput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafudą →