Etymology

brotherwort

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Today it means: Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium). Full definition →

Middle English brotherwort ← Old English brōþorwyrt
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  1. Old English · inherited frombrōþorwyrt
  2. Middle English · inherited frombrotherwort
  3. English todaybrotherwort

From Middle English brotherwort, from Old English brōþorwyrt. By surface analysis, brother + wort.

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