hoofd-

From Middle Dutch hôvet-, from Old Dutch hōvit-, from Proto-West Germanic *haubida- (“main”), derived from the noun *haubid (“head”) (whence Dutch hoofd). Cognate with German haupt- and Old English hēafod-.

• IPA^(key): /ɦoːft/

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hoofd-

1. main, head, chief, principal