English chieftain

← English captain (mention)

← English head (mention)

← English captain (doublet)

← Middle English cheveteyn (inherited)

← Middle English cheftayne (mention)

← Old French chevetaine (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (derived)

← Latin caput (derived)

→ English chief (mention)

→ English captain (doublet)

→ English chef (mention)

→ English chieftainship (suffix)

→ English chieftainess (suffix)

→ English chieftaincy (suffix)

→ English subchieftain (prefix)

→ English chieftainly (suffix)

→ English chieftainry (suffix)

→ English chieftaindom (suffix)

→ Middle English cheuetayn (mention)

→ French capitaine (mention)

→ French cheftaine (mention)