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Where does “*haudu” come from?
*haudu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
Ancestry of “*haudu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
haiduz
manner, way; personality, character; appearance
2
Proto-Indo-European
(s)kayt-
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Words derived from “*haudu”
Alice
Adelaide
Alicia
Heidi
Aletta
Alesha
Adelaidean
heit
Adalheidis
Adalheid
zagaheit
Adelheid
Alis
Adélaïde
Alice
Alys
Alicja
Alice
Heide
Heidi
haide
ala
liide
Aale
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