Where does “agumawiwiri” come from?

agumawiwiri (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo wiwiri, from English weed, from Middle English weed, from Old English wēod, from Proto-West Germanic *weud — weed (unwanted plant).

Ancestry of “agumawiwiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongowiwirihair; leaf; herb, plant
2EnglishweedAny plant regarded as unwanted at the place...
3Middle Englishweed
4Old Englishwēodweed
5Proto-West Germanic*weudweed (unwanted plant)
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weudEvery word from Old English wēodEvery word from Middle English weed
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