Where does “weed” come from?
weed (Middle English) comes from Old English wēod, from Proto-West Germanic *weud.
Ancestry of “weed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | wēod | weed |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *weud | — |
Words derived from “weed”