myEtymology.com: English etymology of headhunter

Etymology of the English word headhunter

the English word headhunter

derived from the English word head

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khaubuthan

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaput- (head)

derived from the English word hunter

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word hunt

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khuntojan

Word found in Modern English