English

househead

From house + head.

A compound of house + head

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

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

Today it means

noun The head of a household, typically the primary wage-earner.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / househead