English
headshake
From head + shake.
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 *skek- ‘to jump’
Proto-Germanic *skakaną ‘to shake, swing, escape’
Proto-West Germanic *skakan ‘to shake’
Old English sċacan ‘to pass or depart’
Middle English schaken ‘to rock or agitate’
English shake
Today it means
noun A shake of the head.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / headshake