English
headguard
From head + guard.
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
Proto-Germanic *wardāną ‘to guard, protect’
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Early Medieval Latin wardō
Old French guarder ‘to protect, guard’
Old French guarde ‘protection; guard’
Middle English garde ‘guardianship’
English guard
Today it means
noun A padded protection worn on the head in certain sports.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / headguard