A friend has given us a packet of herbal tea-bags. Whilst waiting for my infusion to brew I enjoyed reading the packet and noting relationships between the languages of Western Europe. (Please excuse me, readers of Polish and Russian - yours are on the box too).
In order the names in my heading read - German, Dutch, English and Norwegian, French and the Latin botanical name for the stinging nettle. My husband reminded me of the last one. I was puzzled as to the origin of Ortie. When you know the Latin it is obvious.
Meanwhile on the plot, my nettles in the wildlife hedge which I cut back earlier in the year are still growing strong. I could make my own herbal tea, I suppose, but at the back of my mind is the advice of the children's television presenters of my youth 'Don't try this at home, boys and girls'. So, for the moment, I will stick to mint (Mentha spicata and Mentha piperita) - Spearmint and Peppermint.
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