Where does “Woodbine” come from?
Woodbine (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Woodbine (English): A cigarette of this brand; A British soldier
Definitions
- A cigarette of this brand; A British soldier
Ancestry of “Woodbine”, step by step
Woodbine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English bine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bine | A climbing plant which climbs by its shoots... |
| 2 | English | bind | To tie; to confine by any ligature; To cohere or... |
| 3 | Middle English | binden | To secure or strengthen by various means; To take... |
| 4 | Old English | bindan | to bind, constrain; to fasten or join |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bindan | to bind, to tie |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bindaną | to bind, to tie |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |