Etymology

tunhoof

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Today it means: ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea) Full definition →

Middle English tun-hōve ← Old English tūnhōfe
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  1. Old English · inherited fromtūnhōfe
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtun-hōve
  3. English todaytunhoof

From Middle English tun-hōve, from Old English tūnhōfe from tūn + hōfe (“ground ivy”).

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