Where does “chaffweed” come from?
chaffweed (English) comes from English weed, from Middle English weed, from Old English wēod, from Proto-West Germanic *weud.
chaffweed (English): A low glabrous weedy branching herb of the...
Definitions
- A low glabrous weedy branching herb of the...
Ancestry of “chaffweed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |