hovet

See also: hovět

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch hōvit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːvət/

Noun

hôvet n

1. head

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• hôoft

Derived terms

• hôvetstat

Descendants

• Dutch: hoofd
  • Afrikaans: hoof
  • → Indonesian: hop
  • Negerhollands: hoofd
• Limburgish: houf-, höjdj- (compounds only)

Further reading

• “hovet”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hovet”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hovet n

1. definite singular of hov

Swedish

Noun

hovet

1. definite singular of hov