English
fieldwort
Fieldwort comes from Old English feldwyrt ‘fieldwort, gentian’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150feldwyrt‘fieldwort, gentian’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500feldewort
- Englishtodayfieldwort
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150feldwyrt‘fieldwort, gentian’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500feldewort
- Englishtodayfieldwort
Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’
Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’
Old English feld ‘field’
Middle English feld ‘field’
English field
Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds ‘a root’
Proto-Germanic *wrōts ‘a root’
Proto-West Germanic *wurti ‘a root’
Old English wyrt ‘a plant’
Middle English wort ‘any herb or plant’
English wort
Every English word from Old English feldwyrt
Today it means
noun gentian
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English feldwyrt / fieldwort