Where does “brideweed” come from?
brideweed (English) comes from English bride, from French bride, from Middle French bride, from Old French bride, from Middle High German brīdel.
Ancestry of “brideweed”, step by step
brideweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bride
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bride | A woman in the context of her own wedding; one... |
| 2 | French | bride | bridle |
| 3 | Middle French | bride | — |
| 4 | Old French | bride | rein, bridle |
| 5 | Middle High German | brīdel | — |
via English weed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | weed | Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place... |
| 2 | Middle English | weed | — |
| 3 | Old English | wēod | weed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *weud | weed (unwanted plant) |