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English word head comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kayt-, Proto-Indo-European *(s)kāi-, Proto-Indo-European *káput-, Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *kapōlo, and later Proto-Germanic *haidraz (Clear, bright.)

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*(s)kayt- (Proto-Indo-European)

*(s)kāi- (Proto-Indo-European)

light, bright, shining

*káput- (Proto-Indo-European)

*kadʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)

*kapōlo (Proto-Indo-European)

*xauda (Scythian)

*kaput (Proto-Indo-European)

*káput (Proto-Indo-European)

*haidraz (Proto-Germanic)

Clear, bright.

*hōdaz (Proto-Germanic)

Shelter; cover; hood.

hād (Old English)

hōd (Old English)

*haubudą (Proto-Germanic)

Head.

heafod (Old English)

(anatomy) head. Hair (of the head). Headman; master, chief.

hēafod (Old English)

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