Where does “hedgerow” come from?
Hedgerow comes from Old English heċġrāw, a compound of heċġ (hedge) and rāw (row), literally meaning a row of hedges.
hedgerow (English): a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming...
Definitions
- a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming...
Ancestry of “hedgerow”, step by step
hedgerow traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English rōw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rōw | A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc |
| 2 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 4 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |