English
strawhead
From straw + head.
Proto-Indo-European *ster- ‘barren, infertile’
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Proto-Germanic *strawą ‘that which is strewn, straw’
Proto-West Germanic *strau
Old English strēaw
Middle English straugh
English straw
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 stupid person.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “strawhead”. 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 / strawhead