Where does “weediquette” come from?

weediquette (English) comes from English etiquette, from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

weediquette (English): The etiquette of cannabis culture

Definitions

  1. The etiquette of cannabis culture

Ancestry of “weediquette”, step by step

weediquette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English etiquette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishetiquetteThe forms required by a good upbringing, or...
2Frenchétiquettetag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
3Middle Frenchestiquettesmall pole; small note
4Old Frenchestechierto attach, stick
5Frankishstikkan
6Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

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 (s)teyg-