English

greenhead

From green + head.

A compound of green + head

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

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Proto-Germanic *grōniz

Proto-West Germanic *grōnī

Old English grēne

Middle English grene

English green

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 Tabanus nigrovittatus, a biting horsefly.

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

Etymograph / greenhead