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AHD4 doesn't take them back any farther than OE, but
Weed (the undesired plant) is from weod:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/82/W0078200.html
Woad (the dye producing plant) is from wad
http://www.bartleby.com/61/79/W0197900.html
And, as a special bonus, weed (the clothing worn while mourning, as in "widow's weeds") is from węd
http://www.bartleby.com/61/83/W0078300.html
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