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bearhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bear-head
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A name given to a few mountains in the United States, including the states of Washington and Montana.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *berô Proto-West Germanic *berō Old English bera Middle English bere English bear Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hed, -hede English -head English Bearhead From bear + -head.

Questions

What does bearhead mean?
A name given to a few mountains in the United States, including the states of Washington and Montana.
Where does bearhead come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *berô Proto-West Germanic *berō Old English bera Middle English bere English bear Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hed, -hede English -head English Bearhead From bear + -head.

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