Where does “Unkraut” come from?
Unkraut (German) comes from Middle Low German unkrūt, from Middle Low German krūt, from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd.
Unkraut (German): weed, weeds
Ancestry of “Unkraut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | unkrūt | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krūt | spices; vegetables, spices |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krūd | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krūd | — |
Words derived from “Unkraut”