Etymology of the English word headgear
the English word
headgearderived from the English word
headderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khaubuthanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaput- (head)
derived from the English word
gearderived from the Old Norse word
gerviderived from the Old Norse word
gerviderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*garwin-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yēr-Usage
Word found in Modern English