Where does “Huvud” come from?

Huvud (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hovuþ, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Huvud (Swedish): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “Huvud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhovuþhead
2Old Norsehǫfuðhead
3Old Norse-ith
4Latin-ēly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Huvud”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin -ē →