forehead

Betekenis (English)

  1. The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
  2. confidence; audacity; impudence.
  3. The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.

Frekwensie

C1
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)hɛd/
Etimologie (English)

In summary

From Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head. Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”). Compare also West Frisian foarholle (“forehead”), German Low German Vörkopp (“forehead”).

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