Where does “Hööft” come from?

Hööft (Saterland Frisian) comes from Middle Low German hövet, from Old Saxon hovid, from Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

Hööft (Saterland Frisian): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “Hööft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhövet—
2Old Saxonhovidhead
3Proto-West Germanic*haubud—
4Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haubud →