Etymograph

English

hode

Hode comes from Middle English hoden ‘to make holy’, from Old English hādian ‘to ordain, consecrate’, and ultimately from hād ‘rank, order, office, holy office’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150hād‘rank, order, office, holy office’
  2. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150hādian‘to ordain, consecrate’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hoden‘to make holy’
  4. Englishtodayhode

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150hād‘rank, order, office, holy office’
  2. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150hādian‘to ordain, consecrate’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hoden‘to make holy’
  4. Englishtodayhode

Linked words

through Old English hād ‘rank, order, office, holy office’

hade, 1 more

Today it means

verb To ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English hād / hode

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