Etymograph

English

floorhead

From floor + head.

A compound of floor + head

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’

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Proto-Germanic *flōraz ‘ground’

Proto-West Germanic *flōr

Old English flōr ‘floor’

Middle English floor

English floor

Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’

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Proto-Germanic *haubudą ‘head’

Proto-West Germanic *haubud

Old English hēafod ‘head’

Middle English heed ‘head’

English head

Today it means

noun Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / floorhead