Etymology

onehead

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Today it means: Oneness; unity. Full definition →

Middle English oneheede ← Old English *ānhǣdu
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  1. Old English · inherited from*ānhǣdu“oneness, unity”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoneheede
  3. English todayonehead

From Middle English oneheede, onhed, anhede, from Old English *ānhǣdu (“oneness, unity”), equivalent to one + -head. Cognate with Dutch eenheid (“a unit, unity, oneness”), German Einheit (“a unit, unity, togetherness”), Swedish enhet (“a unit, oneness, unity”).

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