Pronounced: KEN-ing, noun
Notes: This word is not what I thought it was
Yesterday’s word
The word withy means
- willow; especially one whose pliable twigs are used for furniture or basketry
- a flexible slender twig or branch
First usage
Our word came into English before the year 1000
Background / Comments
In read the definition of our word, I learned a new word – that word is “osier”, and it refers to a certain type of willow, used for wickerwork. Our word came from the Old English word wīthig, which came from the Old Norse word vīthir, which came from Old High German wīda, which comes from Greek ītéa (willow), which comes from the Latin word vītis (vine).
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