Where does “hedge sermon” come from?

hedge sermon (English) comes from Dutch hagenpreek, from Dutch preek, from Dutch preken, from Dutch prediken, from Middle Dutch prēdiken, from Old Dutch predicon, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

hedge sermon (English): An open-air religious service held by Calvinists...

Definitions

  1. An open-air religious service held by Calvinists...

Ancestry of “hedge sermon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhagenpreekhedge sermon
2Dutchpreeksermon; lecture
3Dutchprekento preach; to sermonise, to lecture
4Dutchpredikento preach
5Middle Dutchprēdikento preach
6Old Dutchprediconto preach
7Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
8Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
9Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
10Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-