Etymology

headhair

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Today it means: Hair which grows on the head. Full definition →

Middle English *heed-heer ← Old English hēafodhǣr
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhēafodhǣr“hair of the head, headhair”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*heed-heer
  3. English todayheadhair

From Middle English *heed-heer, from Old English hēafodhǣr (“hair of the head, headhair”), equivalent to head + hair. Cognate with Dutch hoofdhaar (“headhair”), German Haupthaar (“headhair”), Danish hovedhår (“headhair”), Swedish huvudhår (“headhair”).

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