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Where does “baldheaded” come from?

baldheaded (English) comes from English headed, from English head, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

baldheaded (English): Alternative spelling of bald-headed

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of bald-headed

Ancestry of “baldheaded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheadedOf a sheet of paper: having the sender's name,...
2EnglishheadThe part of the body of an animal or human which...
3English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
4Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
5Old English-iġ-y, -ic
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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