Where does “daneweed” come from?

daneweed (English) comes from English Dane, from Middle English dane, from Old English dene, from Proto-West Germanic dani, from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Ancestry of “daneweed”, step by step

daneweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDaneA person from Denmark or of Danish descent; A...
2Middle EnglishdaneDane
3Old Englishdenevalley
4Proto-West Germanicdania flat area, floor; a small dale
5Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

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 dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dani →