Etymograph

English

idleheaded

From idle + headed.

A compound of idle + headed

Proto-Germanic *īdlaz

Proto-West Germanic *īdl ‘void, empty, ineffective’

Old English īdel ‘empty, void’

Middle English idel

English idle

Today it means

adj vain and foolish

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

Etymograph / idleheaded