myEtymology.com: English etymology of timberhead

Etymology of the English word timberhead

the English word timberhead

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 timber

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dem- (house)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *temran

Word found in Modern English