English

heartleaf

From heart + leaf.

A compound of heart + leaf

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-

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Proto-Germanic *hertô

Proto-West Germanic *hertā

Old English heorte

Middle English harte

English heart

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Today it means

noun Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum).

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

Etymograph / heartleaf