withwind

Meaning

Noun

• A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).

Origin

• From Middle English withwinde, withewynde, from Old English wiþwinde, wiþewinde, wiþowinde, from Proto-Germanic *wiþiwindǭ, equivalent to withe + wind. Cognate with Middle Dutch wedewinde, Icelandic viðvindill, Danish vedbende, vedbend.