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Where does “fedge” come from?

fedge (English) comes from English fence, from Middle English fence, from Middle English defence, from Old French defens, from Late Latin defensa, from Latin defensus, from Latin dēfendō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.

fedge (English): A fence made up of living plants, especially...

Definitions

  1. A fence made up of living plants, especially...

Ancestry of “fedge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfenceA thin artificial barrier that separates two...
2Middle Englishfence—
3Middle Englishdefence—
4Old Frenchdefens—
5Late Latindefensaprotection; bounded, defended; defence
6Latindefensusdriven away, having been driven away; defended,...
7Latindēfendō—
8Latindē-—
9Latindē—
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicposti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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