headwheel

headwheel

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *káput-
Proto-Germanic *haubudą
Old English hēafod
Middle English heed
English head
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
English headwheel

    From head + wheel.

    Noun

    headwheel (plural headwheels)

    1. A rotating component in a videotape system, bearing the magnetic heads used to record and reproduce signals.
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