English
elkwood
From elk + wood.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- ‘deer’
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Proto-Germanic *elhaz
Proto-West Germanic *elh
Old English eolc
Middle English elk ‘elk, moose (Alces alces)’
English elk
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 soft, spongy wood of Magnolia grandiflora or related species.
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Etymograph / elkwood