Where does “hedgehyssop” come from?
hedgehyssop (English) comes from English hedge, from Middle English hegge, from Old English heċġ, from Proto-Germanic *haggju.
hedgehyssop (English): Any of various plants of the genus Gratiola
Definitions
- Any of various plants of the genus Gratiola
Ancestry of “hedgehyssop”, step by step
hedgehyssop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hedge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hedge | A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery,... |
| 2 | Middle English | hegge | A hedge; a plant grown as a boundary; A bush or... |
| 3 | Old English | heċġ | fence |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *haggju | — |
via English hyssop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hyssop | Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus... |
| 2 | Latin | hȳsōpum | hyssop |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὕσσωπος | A species of "Origanum"; used to translate... |
| 4 | Hebrew | אזוב | hyssop; I will dribble |