Where does “cheeseweed” come from?

cheeseweed (English) comes from English weed, from Middle English weed, from Old English wēod, from Proto-West Germanic *weud — weed (unwanted plant).

cheeseweed (English): Malva parviflora, an annual or perennial herb...

Definitions

  1. Malva parviflora, an annual or perennial herb...

Ancestry of “cheeseweed”, step by step

cheeseweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English weed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweedAny plant regarded as unwanted at the place...
2Middle Englishweed—
3Old Englishwēodweed
4Proto-West Germanic*weudweed (unwanted plant)

via English cheese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
2EnglishcheesyOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,...
3Middle Englishchesy—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weud →Every word from Old English wēod →Every word from Middle English weed →