Etymograph

English

slimehead

From slime + head.

A compound of slime + head

Proto-Indo-European *sley- ‘smooth’

Proto-Germanic *slīmą

Proto-West Germanic *slīm

Old English slīm

Middle English slime

English slime

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 Any of the long-lived deep-sea fish forming the family Trachichthyidae.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “slimehead”. 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.

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