Where does “hovidmal” come from?

hovidmal (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon hovid, from Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

hovidmal (Old Saxon): image of the head

Definitions

  1. image of the head

Ancestry of “hovidmal”, step by step

hovidmal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon hovid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhovidhead
2Proto-West Germanic*haubud—
3Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

via Old Saxon māl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmāl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haubud →