everlasting

Origin: [[File:Helichrysum basalticum 2.jpg|thumb|, one species of plant often called an everlasting () as its flowers retain their colour and form after being dried.]] From , from ever + lasting. * Ever is derived from , possibly from ā + in fēore. Ā is from , from , ultimately from ; and fēore is the of feorh, from , from , probably ultimately from (as the oak represented life and vitality in Germanic mythology). * Lasting is derived from lasten + -ing); and lasten from , from , from , ultimately from .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).