| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
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| English |
| English | godhead | divinity, divine nature/essence | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | achieve | to accomplish, bring to successful conclusion | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | behead | to decapitate, sever head from body | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | biceps | muscle having two heads | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | caddie | one who waits for odd jobs | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | cadet | younger son/brother | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | cape | point/peninsula of land jutting into water | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | capital | punishable by death | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | capital | stock of accumulated goods | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | capitate | forming a head | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | capitation | poll tax, direct personal uniform tax | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | capitellum | lower end of humerus | n | AHD LRC |
| English | capitulate | to parley, negotiate | vb.intrans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | capitulum | rounded protuberance of anatomical part | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | capo | movable bar attached to fingerboard of fretted instrument | n | AHD W9 LRC |
| English | capo | head of branch of crime syndicate | n | AHD W9 LRC |
| English | caprice | sudden unpredictable turn/change | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | captain | commander of military establishment/body of troops | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | cattle | domesticated bovine quadrupeds | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | caudillo | Spanish/Latin-American strong man | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | chapiter | top/capital of column | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | chapter | main division of book | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | chef | skilled male cook managing kitchen | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | chief | upper part of heraldic field | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | chieftain | leader of band/clan/tribe | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | corporal | enlisted military man of lowest noncommissioned rank | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | decapitate | to behead, cut off head | vb.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | forehead | facial part above eyes | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | head | upper/anterior division of body containing brain and chief sense organs | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | hetman | man in charge, lit. head-man | n | AHD LRC |
| English | kerchief | cloth square used as head covering/neck scarf | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | meathead | dull/stupid person | n | AHD LRC |
| English | mischief | damage/injury caused by human agency | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | occiput | back part of head/skull | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | precipitate | solid substance separated from chemical solution/suspension | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | precipitate | to hurl, throw violently | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | recapitulate | to summarize, repeat briefly | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | sinciput | forehead | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | Strawheads | Rohirrim a.k.a. Forgoil in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n.pl | LRC |
| English | triceps | muscle arising from three heads | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| Old English | behēafdian | to behead | vb | AHD LRC |
| Old English | h(e)afela, heafola, hafala | head | n.masc | RPN ASD LRC |
| Old English | hēafod | head | n | RPN LRC |
| Middle English | acheven | to achieve | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | biheden | to behead | vb | AHD LRC |
| Middle English | cap | cape | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | capital | capital | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | capitane | captain | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | catel | cattle | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | chapitre | chapter; meeting of canons | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | chief | chief | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | chieftaine | chieftain | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | courchef | kerchief | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | hed | head | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | meschief | mischief | n | W7 LRC |
| West Germanic |
| Old Frisian | hāved, hād | head | n | RPN LRC |
| Dutch | hoofd | head | n | TLL LRC |
| Dutch | kapitein | captain | n | TLL LRC |
| Old Saxon | hōƀid | head | n | RPN LRC |
| Old High German | houbit, haupit | head | n | RPN ASD LRC |
| Middle High German | houbetman | hetman | n.masc | AHD LRC |
| German | Hauptmann | hetman, captain | n.masc | AHD LRC |
| German | Hetmann | hetman | n.dial | AHD LRC |
| German | Kapitän | captain | n.masc | LRC |
| North Germanic |
| Old Norse | hǫfuð | head | n.neut | LRC |
| Danish | hoved | head | n | TLL LRC |
| Danish | kaptajn | captain | n | TLL LRC |
| Swedish | huvud | head | n | TLL LRC |
| Swedish | kapten | captain | n | TLL LRC |
| East Germanic |
| Gothic | haubiþ | head | n | RPN LRC |
| Italic |
| Latin | biceps | two-headed | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | capillus | single hair on head | n | TLL LRC |
| Latin | capis, capitis | one-handled sacrificial vessel | n | RPN LRC |
| Latin | capitalis, capitale | re: head | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | capitatus | headed | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | capitulum | chapter, heading | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Latin | caput | head | n.neut | RPN LRC |
| Latin | occiput, occipitis | the back of the head | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Latin | praeceps, praecipitis | precipice | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Latin | praecipitatum | precipitate | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Latin | praecipitō, praecipitāre, praecipitāvī, praecipitātus | to precipite | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | sinciput, sincipitis | half a head, the brain | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Latin | triceps, tricipitis | three-headed | adj | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | capitaneus | chief | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | capitatio, capitationis | poll tax | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | capitellum | chapter; heading of colum | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | decapitō, decapitāre, decapitāvī, decapitātus | to decapitate | vb | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | recapitulo, recapitulare, recapitulavi, recapitulatus | to restate by heads, sum up | vb | W7 LRC |
| Medieval Latin | capitale | of one's property, cattle | adj.neut | W7 LRC |
| Medieval Latin | capitulo, capitulare, capitulavi, capitulatus | to distinguish by heads/chapters | vb | W7 LRC |
| Medieval Latin | capitulum | chapter, division of a book | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| New Latin | triceps, tricipitis | triceps muscle | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Portuguese | cabeça | head | n | TLL LRC |
| Portuguese | cabelo | hair | n | TLL LRC |
| Spanish | cabello | hair | n | TLL LRC |
| Spanish | cabo | head | n | TLL LRC |
| Spanish | capítulo | chapter | n | TLL LRC |
| Spanish | caudillo | guide/trainer in military exercises | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old French | chapitle, chapitre | chapter | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old French | chief | head, chief | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old French | covrir | to cover | vb | W7 LRC |
| Old French | cuevrechief | hat, head-covering | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old French | meschief | calamity | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old North French | catel | personal property | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | achever | to finish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | cap | cape | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | capitain | captain | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | caporal | corporal | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | chapitre | chapter | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | chevetain | chieftain | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | corporal | corporal | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| French | cadet | military cadet | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| French | capital | capital | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| French | caprice | caprice | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| French | chapitre | chapter | n | TLL LRC |
| French | chef | leader, professional cook | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| French | cheveu | hair | n | TLL LRC |
| Old Provençal | cap | head | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old Italian | capo | head | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old Italian | caporale | corporal | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Italian | capello | hair | n | TLL LRC |
| Italian | capitale | chief, principal | adj | W7 LRC |
| Italian | capitale | capital, fund, stock | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Italian | capo | head, chief | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Italian | capriccio | fancy, caprice | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Balto-Slavic |
| Polish | hetman | hetman | n | AHD LRC |
| Ukrainian | het'man | hetman | n | AHD LRC |
| Indo-Iranian |
| Sanskrit | kapā́la-m | cup, bowl; skull | n | RPN LRC |
| Sanskrit | kapúcchala-m | tuft of hair on back of head | n | RPN LRC |