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Where does “notchweed” come from?

notchweed (English) comes from English weed, from Middle English weed, from Old English wēod, from Proto-West Germanic *weud.

notchweed (English): A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot,...

Definitions

  1. A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot,...

Ancestry of “notchweed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweedAny plant regarded as unwanted at the place...
2Middle Englishweed—
3Old Englishwēodweed
4Proto-West Germanic*weud—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weud →