Etymograph

English

jointweed

From joint + weed.

A compound of joint + weed

Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join’

Latin iūnctus ‘joined’

Old French joint ‘joint of the body’

Middle English joynt

English joint

Proto-West Germanic *weud

Old English wēod

Middle English weed

English weed

Today it means

noun Any member of the genus Polygonella, now included in genus Polygonum of knotweeds and smartweeds, especially Polygonella articulata, now Polygonum articulatum.

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

Etymograph / jointweed