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headman (n.)
[headman 词源字典]
also
head-man
, "chief man, leader," Old English
heafodman
; see
head
(adj.) +
man
(n.). Cognate with German
Hauptmann
"captain."
[headman etymology, headman origin, 英语词源]
madman (n.)
early 14c.,
mad man
, from
mad
(adj.) +
man
(n.). One-word form attested from c. 1400, prevalent from 16c.