English

fleaweed

From flea + weed.

A compound of flea + weed

Proto-Germanic *flauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *flauh

Old English flēah

Middle English fle

English flea

Proto-West Germanic *weud

Old English wēod

Middle English weed

English weed

Today it means

noun A plant, the lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).

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Etymograph / fleaweed