English
glovewort
Glovewort comes from Old English glōfwyrt.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150glōfwyrt
- Englishtodayglovewort
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150glōfwyrt
- Englishtodayglovewort
A compound of glōf ‘a glove’ + wyrt
Proto-Germanic *galōfô ‘glove’
Proto-West Germanic *galōfō ‘glove’
Old English glōf ‘a glove’
Every English word from Old English glōfwyrt
Today it means
noun Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English glōfwyrt / glovewort