Where does “bridgehead” come from?
Bridgehead comes from English bridge and the suffix -head, with bridge itself deriving from Old English brycġ, Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, and Proto-Indo-European bʰerw-.
bridgehead (English): An area around the end of a bridge; A...
Definitions
- An area around the end of a bridge; A...
Ancestry of “bridgehead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tête de pont | bridgehead; beachhead |
Words derived from “bridgehead”