Etymology of the English word cathead
the English word
catheadderived from the English word
headderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khaubuthanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaput- (head)
derived from the English word
catderived from the English word
brierderived from the Old French word
bruyèrederived from the Latin root
*brucariaderived from the Late Latin word
brucus (locust; kind of wingless locust; caterpillar)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Latin word
cattus (cat; wild cat; kind of trout)
derived from the English word
birdderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*kattuzUsage
Word found in Modern English
