| 【head】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "heafod." It carries the basic meaning of "head." from PIE *kaput- "head" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "head"]
ahead ****[1042] Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
forehead ☆[5413] Your forehead is the area at the front of your head between your eyebrows and your hair.
head ****[249] Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it.
headache ***[2912] If you have a headache, you have a pain in your head.
headline ***[2439] A headline is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especially on the front page.
[WORD ROOT]root head
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] head
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) heafod
[MEANING]root head
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Middle English】 hede head
- 【Middle English】 heved head
- 【Old English】 heafod top of the body; upper end of a slope; chief person, leader, ruler; capital city
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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ahead ★★★★[1042] adverb from head
【DEFINITION】 Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
【SYNONYM】 in advance
【COMPOSITION】 head
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a; on, up, into, toward ⑵ head; head
【Etymology】 《Old English heafod》 top of the body; upper end of a slope; chief person, leader, ruler; capital city
【DERIVATIVEs】 ahead, headlike, heady
forehead ☆[5413] noun from forehead 〈 head
【DEFINITION】 Your forehead is the area at the front of your head between your eyebrows and your hair.
【SYNONYM】 brow
【COMPOSITION】 fore + head
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fore; fore ⑵ head; head
【Etymology】 《Old English heafod》 top of the body; upper end of a slope; chief person, leader, ruler; capital city
head ★★★★[249] noun from head
【DEFINITION】 Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it.
【pl.】 head
【SYNONYM】 flock, source, headache, headmaster, headmistress, head teacher
【ROOTs】 head; head
【Etymology】 《Old English heafod》 top of the body; upper end of a slope; chief person, leader, ruler; capital city
【First Known Meaning】 top of the body; upper end of a slope
【DERIVATIVEs】 ahead, headlike, heady
headache ★★★[2912] noun from headache 〈 ache
【DEFINITION】 If you have a headache, you have a pain in your head.
【pl.】 headaches
【SYNONYM】 head
【COMPOSITION】 head + ache
【ROOTs】 ⑴ head; head ⑵ ache; ache
【Etymology】 《Old English æce》 an ache, pain
headline ★★★[2439] noun
【DEFINITION】 A headline is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especially on the front page.
【pl.】 headlines
【COMPOSITION】 head + line
【ROOTs】 ⑴ head; head ⑵ line; line
【Etymology】 《Old English line》 ⑴[from Latin linea] cable, rope; series, row, row of letters; rule, direction; ⑵ (obsolete) flax
Other words containing "head"; blackhead, headset, whitehead
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
have
harm
hap
hand
hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-
guard
grow
ground
grad-, gred-, gress-
grav-
