English
giddyhead
giddy + head
Proto-Germanic *gudą ‘god, deity’
Proto-West Germanic *god
Proto-West Germanic *gudīg ‘ghostly, spirited’
Old English gidiġ ‘possessed by a demon or spirit, insane, mad’
Middle English gidi
English giddy
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 A giddy-headed person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / giddyhead