English
masterwort
From master + wort.
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’
Old Latin magester
Latin magister ‘chief’
Old English mǣster
Middle English maister ‘master’
English master
Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds ‘a root’
Proto-Germanic *wrōts ‘a root’
Proto-West Germanic *wurti ‘a root’
Old English wyrt ‘a plant’
Middle English wort ‘any herb or plant’
English wort
Today it means
noun Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / masterwort