English word origin

Etymology of weeds

Inflected form of weed.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

plural of weed

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of weed

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Inflected form of weed.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Clothes.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Old English wǣd, wǣde, from Proto-Germanic *wēdiz (“piece of cloth, garment”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Inherited-form mentionwǣdang
Inherited-form mention*wēdizgem-pro

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