Where does “weod” come from?

weod (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic weudą, from Proto-Indo-European wi-wdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Ancestry of “weod”, step by step

weod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic weudą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicweudąweed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-wdʰo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

via Old English wēod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwēodweed
2Proto-West Germanic*weudweed (unwanted plant)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi-wdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weudą →