Where does “treestump” come from?

treestump (English) comes from English tree, from Middle English tre — A tree or a plant that resembles one.

treestump (English): The stump of a tree

Definitions

  1. The stump of a tree

Ancestry of “treestump”, step by step

treestump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tree

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreeA perennial woody plant, not exactly defined, but...
2Middle EnglishtreA tree or a plant that resembles one

via English stump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstumpThe remains of something that has been cut off;...
2Middle Englishstumpe—
Every word from Middle English tre →
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