hovit-

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haubida- (main), derived from the noun *haubid (head) (Old Dutch hōvit). Cognate with Old High German houbit-, Old Saxon hōvid-, Old Frisian hāved-, and Old English hēafod-.

Prefix

hōvit-

  1. main; head, chief, principle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: hôvet-