English

hairwash

From hair + wash.

A compound of hair + wash

Proto-Germanic *hērą

Proto-West Germanic *hār

Old English hǣr

Middle English her ‘a hair’

English hair

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘wet’

Proto-Germanic *waskaną ‘to wash’

Proto-West Germanic *waskan ‘to wash’

Old English wascan ‘to wash’

Middle English wasshen ‘to wash’

English wash

Today it means

noun The act of washing the hair on a person's head.

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

Etymograph / hairwash