Where does “hovid-” come from?

hovid- (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic haubida-, from Proto-Indo-European kauput-, from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo — head, bowl.

hovid- (Old Saxon): main; head, chief, principle

Definitions

  1. main; head, chief, principle

Ancestry of “hovid-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hovid-”

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