English

garlicwort

From garlic + wort.

A compound of garlic + wort

Old English gārlēac

Middle English garlek

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

Today it means

noun garlic mustard

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / garlicwort