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
Ancestry of “Hööft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | hövet | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | hovid | head |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *haubud | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haubudą | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput- | head |