hoofsheid etymology

Dutch word hoofsheid comes from Middle Dutch hōvesch, Middle Dutch -heit, and later Middle Dutch hoveschheit (Courtliness, way of acting in a noble court.)

Detailed word origin of hoofsheid

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
hōvesch Middle Dutch (dum)
-heit Middle Dutch (dum)
hoveschheit Middle Dutch (dum) Courtliness, way of acting in a noble court.
hoofsheid Dutch (nld)

Words with the same origin as hoofsheid

Descendants of -heit
-heid edelheid