Etymograph

English

squarehead

From square + head.

A compound of square + head

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr ‘four’

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Vulgar Latin *exquadrō

Vulgar Latin *exquadra

Old French esquarre ‘square’

Middle English square ‘a square’

English square

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 An honest person; a non-criminal.

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

Etymograph / squarehead