Where does “woodwardia” come from?

woodwardia (English) comes from Translingual Woodwardia, from English Woodward, from Middle English wodeward, from Old English wuduweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

woodwardia (English): Any of the genus Woodwardia of chain ferns

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus Woodwardia of chain ferns

Ancestry of “woodwardia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualWoodwardia
2EnglishWoodwardA warden of a wood
3Middle EnglishwodewardA forester; a forest warden
4Old Englishwuduwearda wood-keeper, forester
5Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
6Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
7Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
8Proto-Germanicahazear
9Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
10Proto-Balticanśtas
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Baltic anśtas