English
hexenbesen
Hexenbesen comes from German Hexenbesen ‘witch's broom’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentHexenbesen‘witch's broom’
- Englishtodayhexenbesen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentHexenbesen‘witch's broom’
- Englishtodayhexenbesen
Every English word from German Hexenbesen
Today it means
noun A malformation on the branches of cocoa and other trees.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Hexenbesen / hexenbesen