myEtymology.com: English etymology of headrace

Etymology of the English word headrace

the English word headrace

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 race

derived from the Old French word race

derived from the Old Italian word razza

derived from the Old Norse word ras

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *ræs-