hovid-

== Old Saxon == === Alternative forms === hōƀid- === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *haubida- (“main”), derived from the noun *haubid (“head”) (Old Saxon hōvid). Cognate with Old Frisian hāved-, Old English hēafod-, and Old High German houbit-. === Prefix === hōvid- main; head, chief, principle hōvid- + stedi (“city”) → hōvidstedi (“capital”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== German Low German: höövd-