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Where does “alehoof” come from?

alehoof (English) comes from Middle English ale-hōve, from Old English hōfe.

alehoof (English): ground-ivy

Definitions

  1. ground-ivy

Ancestry of “alehoof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishale-hōve—
2Old Englishhōfe—
Every word from Old English hōfe →