Where does “hedgenettle” come from?

hedgenettle (English) comes from English nettle, from Middle English netle, from Old English netle, from Proto-Germanic natilǭ, from Proto-Germanic natǭ, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- — to twist, knot, tie.

hedgenettle (English): Any of certain plants of the genus Stachys

Definitions

  1. Any of certain plants of the genus Stachys

Ancestry of “hedgenettle”, step by step

hedgenettle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nettle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnettleAny plant whose foliage is covered with stinging,...
2Middle Englishnetlenettle
3Old Englishnetle—
4Proto-Germanicnatilǭnettle
5Proto-Germanicnatǭnettle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂d-to twist, knot, tie

via English hedge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhedgeA thicket of bushes or other shrubbery,...
2Middle EnglishheggeA hedge; a plant grown as a boundary; A bush or...
3Old Englishheċġfence
4Proto-Germanic*haggju—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- →