English
headshield
From head + shield.
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)kelH- ‘cut, split’
Proto-Germanic *skelduz
Proto-West Germanic *skeldu
Old English scield
Middle English scheld ‘a shield’
English shield
Today it means
noun A helmet or similar covering that protects the head.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / headshield