Where does “forehead” come from?

Forehead comes from Middle English forhed, from Old English fōrehēafod, literally meaning "front head."

forehead (English): The part of the face above the eyebrows and below...

Definitions

  1. The part of the face above the eyebrows and below...

Ancestry of “forehead”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforhedforehead
2Old Englishfōrehēafodforehead

Words derived from “forehead

Every word from Old English fōrehēafodEvery word from Middle English forhed