English

gristlehead

From gristle + head.

A compound of gristle + head

Proto-West Germanic *gristil

Old English gristel ‘gristle, cartilage’

Middle English gristel

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 stupid person.

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

Etymograph / gristlehead