English
headstead
From head + stead.
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 *steh₂- ‘to stand’
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Proto-Germanic *stadiz ‘place’
Proto-West Germanic *stadi
Old English stede ‘place’
Middle English sted
English stead
Today it means
noun A place for the head, especially somewhere to lay or rest it; a headrest.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / headstead