English

silverhead

From silver + head.

A compound of silver + head

Proto-Germanic *silubrą ‘silver’

Proto-West Germanic *silubr ‘silver’

Old English seolfor ‘silver’

Middle English silver ‘silver’

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 plant Gomphrena vermicularis.

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

Etymograph / silverhead