Etymograph

English

seedhead

From seed + head.

A compound of seed + head

Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- ‘to sow’

Proto-Germanic *sēdą

Proto-West Germanic *sād

Old English sēd ‘seed’

Middle English seed

English seed

Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’

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Proto-Germanic *haubudą ‘head’

Proto-West Germanic *haubud

Old English hēafod ‘head’

Middle English heed ‘head’

English head

Today it means

noun A part of certain plants that bears the seeds after flowering, as in the dandelion.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “seedhead”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / seedhead