Where does “arrowweed” come from?

arrowweed (English) comes from English arrow, from Middle English ārwe, from Old English arwe, from Proto-West Germanic *arhu, from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.

arrowweed (English): Pluchea sericea, a North American shrub

Definitions

  1. Pluchea sericea, a North American shrub

Ancestry of “arrowweed”, step by step

arrowweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English arrow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharrowA projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a...
2Middle EnglishārweAn arrow projectile weapon shot from a bow
3Old Englisharwearrow
4Proto-West Germanic*arhuarrow
5Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow

via English weed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweedAny plant regarded as unwanted at the place...
2Middle Englishweed—
3Old Englishwēodweed
4Proto-West Germanic*weudweed (unwanted plant)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arhwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *arhu →