Etymology

hairdo

H4A1I1R1D2O1

Today it means: A hairstyle. Full definition →

English do ← Middle English don ← Old English dōn
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*hērą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hār
  3. Old Englishhǣr
  4. Middle Englishher
  5. Englishhair
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁t
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  10. Proto-Germanic*dōną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*dōn
  12. Old Englishdōn
  13. Middle Englishdon
  14. Englishdo
  15. English todayhairdo

From hair + do.

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