English
headshape
From head + shape.
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 *(s)kep- ‘to split, cut’
Proto-Germanic *gaskapą
Proto-West Germanic *gaskap
Old English ġesceap ‘shape, form; creation’
Middle English schap
English shape
Today it means
noun The shape of the front face of a train or other vehicle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / headshape