Where does “clearweed” come from?

clearweed (English) comes from English Clear, from Middle English clere, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

clearweed (English): A herb with a clear stem; the richweed

Definitions

  1. A herb with a clear stem; the richweed

Ancestry of “clearweed”, step by step

clearweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Clear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishClearAn idea state of beingness free of unwanted...
2Middle EnglishclereAlternative spelling of cler
3Old Frenchclerbright, well-lit, not dark; clear
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

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 ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latin clārus →Every word from Old French cler →