Where does “horseheal” come from?

horseheal (English) comes from Middle English horshelne, from Old English horselene, from Old English hors, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

horseheal (English): The plant elecampane

Definitions

  1. The plant elecampane

Ancestry of “horseheal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhorshelneelecampane
2Old Englishhorselenewild elecampane
3Old Englishhorshorse
4Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
5Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →
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