English
hooved
Hooved comes from Old English ġehōfod ‘hoofed, hooved’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġehōfod‘hoofed, hooved’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hoved
- Englishtodayhooved
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġehōfod‘hoofed, hooved’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hoved
- Englishtodayhooved
Formed from hoof + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós
Proto-Germanic *hōfaz
Proto-West Germanic *hōf
Old English hōf ‘a hoof’
Middle English hof
English hoof
Linked words
through Middle English hoved
Today it means
adj —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English ġehōfod / hooved