Etymology

horehound

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Today it means: Any member of species of the genus Marrubium of plants. Full definition →

Middle English horehoune ← Old English hārhūne
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhārhūne
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhorehoune
  3. English todayhorehound

From Middle English horehoune, from Old English hārhūne, hārehūne.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhārhūne all →

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