English
houndstongue
Houndstongue comes from Middle English houndestonge ‘hound's tongue’, and goes back to Old English hundes tunge.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hundes tunge‘hound's tongue’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500houndestonge‘hound's tongue’
- Englishtodayhoundstongue
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hundes tunge‘hound's tongue’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500houndestonge‘hound's tongue’
- Englishtodayhoundstongue
Every English word from Old English hundes tunge
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hundes tunge / houndstongue