Etymograph

English

headmount

From head + mount.

A compound of head + mount

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-Indo-European *men- ‘to stand out, tower’

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Proto-Italic *monts ‘mountain’

Latin mōns ‘hill, mountain’

Old English munt ‘hill, mountain’

Middle English mount ‘mountain’

English mount

Today it means

noun A virtual reality device worn on the head and providing visual input; a VR headset.

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

Etymograph / headmount