Where does “greenweed” come from?

greenweed (English) comes from English Green, from Middle English grene, from Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

greenweed (English): Any of several plants, of the genus "Genista",...

Definitions

  1. Any of several plants, of the genus "Genista",...

Ancestry of “greenweed”, step by step

greenweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Green

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGreenOf, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green...
2Middle Englishgrenegreen
3Old Englishgrēnegreen
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

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 ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →