English

hairsedge

From hair + sedge.

A compound of hair + sedge

Proto-Germanic *hērą

Proto-West Germanic *hār

Old English hǣr

Middle English her ‘a hair’

English hair

Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut, cut off, sever’

Proto-Germanic *sagjaz

Proto-West Germanic *sagi

Old English seċġ

Middle English segge

English sedge

Today it means

noun A sedge of the genus Bulbostylis.

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

Etymograph / hairsedge