Where does “beggarweed” come from?

beggarweed (English) comes from English beggar, from Middle English beggere, from Middle English beggen, from Old English becgan, from Old English bedecian, from Old English bedu, from Proto-Celtic betuyā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷetu-yo-s — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

beggarweed (English): A type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to...

Definitions

  1. A type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to...

Ancestry of “beggarweed”, step by step

beggarweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English beggar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeggarA person who begs; A person suffering from...
2Middle EnglishbeggereA beggar one who begs for alms
3Middle Englishbeggento beg
4Old Englishbecgan
5Old Englishbedecianto beg
6Old Englishbedurequest; prayer; supplication; religious worship
7Proto-Celticbetuyābirch
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷetu-yo-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
10Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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 gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷetu-yo-s