Where does “pigweed” come from?
pigweed (English) comes from English weed, from Middle English weed, from Old English wēod, from Proto-West Germanic *weud — weed (unwanted plant).
pigweed (English): Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig...
Definitions
- Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig...
Ancestry of “pigweed”, step by step
pigweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English weed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | weed | Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place... |
| 2 | Middle English | weed | — |
| 3 | Old English | wēod | weed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *weud | weed (unwanted plant) |
via English pig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 2 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 3 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |