Where does “wethead” come from?

wethead (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.

wethead (English): A person who showers in work, and doesnt know what a hair dryer is

Definitions

  1. A person who showers in work, and doesnt know what a hair dryer is

Ancestry of “wethead”, step by step

wethead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English head

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

via English wet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwetMade up of liquid or moisture, usually water; Of...
2Middle Englishwetwet, watery; wet, rainy; liquid, fluid
3Middle Englishwetento wet
4Old Englishwǣtanto wet, moisten, water
5Proto-Germanicwētijanąto wet; make wet
6Indo-European*wed-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos