Etymograph

English

headpat

From head + pat.

A compound of head + pat

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

Middle English pat ‘a blow, stroke’

English pat

Today it means

noun A pat on the head, typically as a sign of affection.

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

Etymograph / headpat