Etymology

vinetree

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Today it means: A grapevine. Full definition →

Middle English vyne-tre ← Old English wīntrēow ← Proto-Germanic *wīnatrewą
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wīnatrewą
  2. Old English · inherited fromwīntrēow
  3. Middle English · inherited fromvyne-tre
  4. English todayvinetree

From Middle English vyne-tre (modified after vine (“grapevine”)), from Old English wīntrēow, from Proto-Germanic *wīnatrewą, equivalent to vine + tree.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwīntrēow all →

winetree

Proto-Germanic*wīnatrewą all →

winetree

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