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Where does “waybread” come from?

waybread (English) comes from Middle English weybrede, from Old English weġbrǣde.

waybread (English): The Eurasian plantain

Definitions

  1. The Eurasian plantain

Ancestry of “waybread”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishweybrede—
2Old Englishweġbrǣde—
Every word from Old English weġbrǣde →