Etymology

headache

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Today it means: A pain or ache in the head. Full definition →

Middle English hevedeche ← Old English hēafodeċe
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhēafodeċe
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhevedeche
  3. English todayheadache

From Middle English hevedeche, from Old English hēafodeċe. By surface analysis, head + ache.

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