English

markweed

mark + weed, since the sap could be used for ink.

A compound of mark + weed

Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘edge’

Proto-Germanic *markō ‘boundary’

Proto-West Germanic *marku ‘boundary’

Old English mearc ‘mark’

Middle English mark

English mark

Proto-West Germanic *weud

Old English wēod

Middle English weed

English weed

Today it means

noun Synonym of poison ivy.

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

Etymograph / markweed