Where does “Weed” come from?

Weed (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German weida, from Proto-West Germanic waiþu, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Weed (Pennsylvania German): pasture

Definitions

  1. pasture

Ancestry of “Weed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanweida—
2Proto-West Germanicwaiþuwandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture
3Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiþu →