Where does “yarrow” come from?
Yarrow derives from Middle English yarowe, from Old English ġearwe, from Proto-Germanic garwō, of uncertain ultimate origin.
yarrow (English): Any of several pungent Eurasian and North...
Definitions
- Any of several pungent Eurasian and North...
Ancestry of “yarrow”, step by step
yarrow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ȝarowe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ȝarowe | yarrow |
| 2 | Old English | ġearwe | gear, clothing, attire, arms, armour |
| 3 | Old Norse | gervi | gear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Welsh garw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | garw | rough, bumpy |