Etymology

yewen

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Today it means: Made from the wood of the yew tree. Full definition →

Middle English *ewen ← Old English īwen
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  1. Old English · inherited fromīwen“made of yew, yewen”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*ewen
  3. English todayyewen

From Middle English *ewen, from Old English īwen (“made of yew, yewen”). By surface analysis, yew + -en.

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