English
headstall
From head + stall.
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 *stel- ‘to place, put, post, stand’
Proto-Germanic *stallaz ‘standing, position, stall, stable’
Old English steall ‘standing place, position’
Middle English stall
English stall
Today it means
noun The part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head and supports other elements.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / headstall