English

leafstalk

From leaf + stalk.

A compound of leaf + stalk

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Middle English stalke

English stalk

Today it means

noun The stalk that supports a leaf and connects it to the plant.

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

Etymograph / leafstalk