English
headling
Headling comes from Middle English hedling.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hedling
- Englishtodayheadling
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hedling
- Englishtodayheadling
Formed from head + -ling
Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’
…
Proto-Germanic *haubudą ‘head’
Proto-West Germanic *haubud
Old English hēafod ‘head’
Middle English heed ‘head’
English head
Every English word from Middle English hedling
Today it means
adv Headlong; precipitately.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English hedling / headling