withwind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).

Word forms

withwind withwinds withywind withwine

Etymology

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

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