Where does “woodwart” come from?
woodwart (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
woodwart (English): A sac fungus of genus Hypoxylon or related genera
Definitions
- A sac fungus of genus Hypoxylon or related genera
Ancestry of “woodwart”, step by step
woodwart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English wart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wart | A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin... |
| 2 | Middle English | warte | mole, wart, boil |
| 3 | Old English | wearte | wart |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wartā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wartǭ | wart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |