English headless

← Old English hēafodlēas (inherited)

← Danish hovedløs (cognate)

← English head (affix)

← English -less (affix)

← Middle English heedles (inherited)

← Middle English hevedles (mention)

← Icelandic höfuðlaus (cognate)

← Dutch hoofdloos (cognate)

← Swedish huvudlös (cognate)

→ English headlessness (suffix)

→ English headlessly (suffix)