Etymology

treeward

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Today it means: Toward a tree or trees. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English tree
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dóru
  2. Proto-Germanic*trewą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*treu
  4. Old Englishtrēow
  5. Middle Englishtre
  6. Englishtree
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  8. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  9. English todaytreeward

From tree + -ward.

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