Woodwort
/ˈwʊd.wɜːrt/noun
A plant name used for certain herbs associated with woods or woodland habitats.
Did you know?Like many old English plant names ending in -wort, Woodwort preserves the Anglo-Saxon habit of naming herbs as living remedies, not just species.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
wudu wyrt
“wood plant; an herb associated with woods”
Middle English
ME
wode-wort
“wood herb; a plant of the woods”
Modern English
English
woodwort
“a woodland herb name”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*widu-
“wood, tree, forest”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wurtiz
“root, herb, plant”