Where does “Weed” come from?

Weed (German) comes from English weed, from Middle English weed, from Old English wēod, from Proto-West Germanic *weud — weed (unwanted plant).

Weed (German): weed, marijuana

Definitions

  1. weed, marijuana

Ancestry of “Weed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweedAny plant regarded as unwanted at the place...
2Middle Englishweed—
3Old Englishwēodweed
4Proto-West Germanic*weudweed (unwanted plant)
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weud →Every word from Old English wēod →Every word from Middle English weed →