Etymology

hairbow

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Today it means: A decorative bow worn in the hair. Full definition →

English bow ← Middle English her ← Old English hǣr
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*hērą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hār
  3. Old Englishhǣr
  4. Middle Englishher
  5. Englishhair
  6. Englishbow
  7. English todayhairbow

From hair + bow.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.