Middle
異 (traditional form of
异) - supplies a partial sound and the bulk of the picture.
異 itself shows two hands raising a
田-like object overhead, the same gesture as putting on a hat. So
戴 is etymologically 'two hands lifting something onto the head' - the literal action of donning a headdress. Sound has drifted (yì → dài) but the iconography is the strongest anchor.