Etymology

harewood

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Today it means: stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making Full definition →

Old English hāra
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhāra
  2. English todayHarewood

From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhāra all →

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