Etymology

wattle

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Today it means: A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof. Full definition →

Middle English wattel ← Old English watel ← Proto-Indo-European *wey-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wey-“to turn, wind, bend”
  2. Old English · inherited fromwatel
  3. Middle English · inherited fromwattel
  4. English todaywattle

From Middle English wattel, watel, from Old English watel, watul (“hurdle”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, wind, bend”).

Words from the same roots

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