Where does “Weed” come from?

Weed (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German wêt, from Old Saxon wiod, from Proto-West Germanic *weud — weed (unwanted plant).

Weed (German Low German): weed

Definitions

  1. weed

Ancestry of “Weed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwêt—
2Old Saxonwioda weed
3Proto-West Germanic*weudweed (unwanted plant)
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weud →Every word from Old Saxon wiod →Every word from Middle Low German wêt →