Where does “headway” come from?
Headway comes from Middle English hauedwei, from Old English hēafodweġ, literally meaning "head way" or "way of the head."
headway (English): Movement ahead or forward; Forward motion, or its...
Definitions
- Movement ahead or forward; Forward motion, or its...
Ancestry of “headway”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hauedwei | — |
| 2 | Old English | hēafodweġ | head-road, main-road |
| 3 | Old English | weġ | way; path; way, road, path |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weg | way, road |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |