Where does “barrelhead” come from?
barrelhead (English) comes 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.
barrelhead (English): The flat top of a barrel that has been stood...
Definitions
- The flat top of a barrel that has been stood...
Ancestry of “barrelhead”, step by step
barrelhead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English barrel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barrel | A round vessel or cask, of greater length than... |
| 2 | Middle English | barel | barrel |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | baril | small barrel |
| 4 | Old French | baril | small barrel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | barilaz | vessel for transport, container, jug; basket;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |