Where does “greenwood” come from?
Greenwood comes from Middle English grene wode, a compound of grene (green) and wode (wood), referring to a forest in its leafy season.
greenwood (English): A forest in full leaf, as in summer; Wood that is...
Definitions
- A forest in full leaf, as in summer; Wood that is...
Ancestry of “greenwood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | grene wode | a forest that is leafed out, a greenwood" also... |