Where does “goldenweed” come from?

goldenweed (English) comes from English Golden, from Middle English golden, from Middle English gulden, from Dutch gulden, from Middle Dutch guldijn, from Old Dutch guldīn, from Proto-Germanic gulþīnaz, from Proto-Germanic gulþą — to flourish; green, yellow.

goldenweed (English): Any of the genus Pyrrocoma of North American plants in the daisy family, with yellow flowers

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus Pyrrocoma of North American plants in the daisy family, with yellow flowers

Ancestry of “goldenweed”, step by step

goldenweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Golden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoldenOS grid ref SW9246
2Middle EnglishgoldenFormed from gold; Decorated or covered with gold;...
3Middle EnglishguldenAlternative form of gilden
4Dutchguldengolden, made of gold; precious, excellent,...
5Middle Dutchguldijn
6Old Dutchguldīngolden
7Proto-Germanicgulþīnazgolden, made of gold
8Proto-Germanicgulþągold
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

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 ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tómEvery word from Proto-Germanic gulþą