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The tumbleweed, also known as the Russian Thistle, came to the prairies of the United States in the late 1870âs. It found its way here in grains and seeds imported from Russia. The Mennonites imported the tumbleweed in flax seed in 1877 to South Dakota.The tumbleweed first sprouted in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.Some people believe the Mennonites brought the tumbleweed deliberately, due to the discriminating way they had been treated.he Mennonites imported the tumbleweed in flax seed in 1877 to South Dakota. The tumbleweed first sprouted in Bon Homme County, South Dakota. Some people believe the Mennonites brought the tumbleweed deliberately, due to the discriminating way they had been treated.
  Silk originates from Old English sioloc, seolec, from late Latin sericum, neuter of Latin sericus, based on Greek Seres, the name given to the inhabitants of the Far Eas â¦ tern countries from which silk first came overland to Europe.onfidence votes 36.1K. The word originates in Asia. The Manchurian word is 'sirghe' and the Mongolian word is 'Sirkek' The word passed into Greek as 'serikos' via an oriental people from whom the Greeks obtained silk and smuggled the silk worms from China in the 1st century.