heafod-

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *haubida- (“main”), derived from the noun *haubid (“head”) (Old English hēafod). Cognate with Old Frisian hāved-, Old Saxon hōvid-, Old Dutch hōvit-, and Old High German houbit-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fod/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vod] === Prefix === hēafod- main; head, chief, principle hēafod- + burg (“city”) → hēafodburg (“capital”) hēafod- + ċiriċe (“church”) → hēafodċiriċe (“cathedral”) hēafod- + mann (“person”) → hēafodmann (“captain”) hēafod- + synn (“sin”) → hēafodsynn (“deadly sin”) hēafod- + weġ (“road”) → hēafodweġ (“main road”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: heed English: head