Etymograph

English

hogweed

From hog + weed, so named because of its use as feed for pigs.

A compound of hog + weed

Middle English hog ‘a pig or swine, especially one that is…’

English hog

Proto-West Germanic *weud

Old English wēod

Middle English weed

English weed

The story

From hog + weed, so named because of its use as feed for pigs.

Today it means

noun Any coarse weedy herb.

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

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