English
elderwood
From elder + wood.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós
Proto-Germanic *aldaz ‘old, grown up’
Old English eldra
Middle English eldre
English elder
Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- ‘to separate’
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Proto-West Germanic *widu ‘forest’
Old English widu
Old English wudu ‘wood’
Middle English wode ‘wood’
English wood
Today it means
noun The wood of the elder tree.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elderwood