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Old English hēafod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoofd and German Haupt .

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heading (n.)

c. 1300, "a beheading," from present participle of head (v.). Meaning "an advancing in a certain direction" is from c. 1600. Meaning "title at the head of a portion of text" is from 1849.