Where does “pokeweed” come from?

pokeweed (English) comes from English poke, from Middle English poke, from Anglo-Norman poke, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pokeweed (English): A poisonous North American plant, "Phytolacca...

Definitions

  1. A poisonous North American plant, "Phytolacca...

Ancestry of “pokeweed”, step by step

pokeweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English poke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpokeTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or...
2Middle Englishpokesack, pouch, bag
3Anglo-Normanpokesack
4Frankish*pokō—
5Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

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 bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *puhô →Every word from Frankish *pokō →
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