Where does “aheid” come from?

aheid (Scots) comes from Scots a, from Middle English A, from Middle English I, from Old English iċ, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

aheid (Scots): ahead

Definitions

  1. ahead

Ancestry of “aheid”, step by step

aheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsaa, an; Alternative form of a'
2Middle EnglishA—
3Middle EnglishII (first-person singular subject pronoun)
4Old EnglishiċI
5Proto-West GermanicikI
6Proto-Germanic*ek—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Scots heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsheidhead
2Middle EnglishheidAlternative form of heed
3Middle Englishheedhead; The chief, most renowned or most prominent...
4Old Englishhēafodhead; top; source, origin; chief, leader;...
5Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ik →