Where does “vetch” come from?
Vetch comes from Middle English vecche, from Old Northern French veche, from Latin vicia, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wey-.
vetch (English): any of several leguminous plants, of the genus...
Definitions
- any of several leguminous plants, of the genus...
Ancestry of “vetch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | vecche | — |
| 2 | Old Northern French | veche | — |
Words derived from “vetch”