Etymograph

English

hawkweed

From hawk + weed, a partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱερᾱ́κῐον (hierā́kĭon).

A compound of hawk + weed

Middle English hauk

English hawk

Proto-West Germanic *weud

Old English wēod

Middle English weed

English weed

Today it means

noun Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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