yarrow
English
/ˈjæɹəʊ/, /ˈjæɹoʊ/
noun
Definitions
- Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea (Achillea), used in traditional herbal medicine.
- common Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium (Achillea millefolium), the type species of the genus.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ȝarowe inherited from Old English ġearwe inherited from Proto-Germanic *garwō (yarrow-like herbs, yarrow).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*garwō
Gloss
yarrow-like herbs, yarrow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Garbe German
- Schaf German
- Schafgarbe German
- gelb German
- gerw Dutch, Flemish
- *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰelh₃wos Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰelh₃wós Proto-Indo-European
- *garwō Proto-Germanic
- *gelwaz Proto-Germanic
- gearwe Old English
- geolo Old English
- ġearwe Old English
- ġeolu Old English
- ȝarowe Middle English
- garwe Middle Dutch
- gelo Old High German
- *gelu gmw-pro
- *garwa Old Dutch
- *gelo Old Dutch
- güül North Frisian