headwound

Meaning

Noun

A wound or injury to the head.

Origin

From Middle English hæfved-wunde, from Old English hēafodwund, from Proto-Germanic *haubudawundō, *haubidawundō, equivalent to . Cognate with Old Frisian hāvedwunde, Dutch hoofdwond, Old Saxon hōvidwunda, German Hauptwunde, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃.

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