Where does “weeds” come from?

Weeds comes from Old English weġ, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-, meaning to move or carry, later applied to plants that spread.

weeds (English): plural of weed; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of weed; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “weeds”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwǣdgarment, clothing; dress, attire, clothing,...
2Proto-Germanicwēdizpiece of cloth, garment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēdizEvery word from Old English wǣd