Where does “whortle” come from?

whortle (English) comes from Middle English hurtil, from Old English horte — whortleberry.

whortle (English): The whortleberry or bilberry

Definitions

  1. The whortleberry or bilberry

Ancestry of “whortle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhurtil—
2Old Englishhortewhortleberry

Words derived from “whortle”

Every word from Old English horte →Every word from Middle English hurtil →