Etymology

redheaded

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Today it means: Having red hair. Full definition →

English headed ← Middle English heed ← Old English hēafod
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rowdʰós
  3. Proto-Germanic*raudaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*raud
  5. Old Englishrēad
  6. Middle Englishred
  7. Englishred
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  11. Proto-Germanic*haubudą
  12. Old Englishhēafod
  13. Middle Englishheed
  14. Englishhead
  15. Englishheaded
  16. English todayredheaded

From red + headed.

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