English

hayhead

From hay + head.

A compound of hay + head

Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- ‘to beat, hew, forge’

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Proto-Germanic *hawją

Proto-West Germanic *hawi

Old English hīeġ

Middle English hey

English hay

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 type of harvester head used to reap hay.

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