myEtymology.com: English etymology of jarhead

Etymology of the English word jarhead

the English word jarhead

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 jar

derived from the Old French word jarre

derived from the Old Provençal word jarra

derived from the Arabic word jarrah

Word found in Modern English