English
hood
Hood comes from Middle English hood ‘a hood as a symbol of rank’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *hōdaz ‘shelter’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hōdaz‘shelter’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hōdreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hōd
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hood‘a hood as a symbol of rank’
- Englishearliest quotation 1830same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hōdaz‘shelter’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hōdreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hōd
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hood‘a hood as a symbol of rank’
- Englishearliest quotation 1830same form
Earliest quotation: 1830, A Treatise on Marine Architecture: “Care must also be taken to place the tenons…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- ‘to cover’
through Old English hōd
Today it means
noun A head covering placed on falcons to inhibit their vision.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hōdaz / hood