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Where does “woundwood” come from?

woundwood (English) comes from English wound, from German wunden, from Old English wundian, from Proto-Germanic wundōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

woundwood (English): lignified, differentiated tissues produced on...

Definitions

  1. lignified, differentiated tissues produced on...

Ancestry of “woundwood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwoundAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a ...
2Germanwunden—
3Old Englishwundianto wound or injure
4Proto-Germanicwundōnąto wound
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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