English

hairhat

From hair + hat.

A compound of hair + hat

Proto-Germanic *hērą

Proto-West Germanic *hār

Old English hǣr

Middle English her ‘a hair’

English hair

Proto-Germanic *hattuz ‘hat’

Proto-West Germanic *hattu ‘hat’

Old English hætt

Middle English hat ‘a hat or cap’

English hat

Today it means

noun A headcovering with hair attached; a wig.

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