Where does “weven” come from?
weven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wēven, from Old Dutch wevan, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
weven (Dutch): to weave
Ancestry of “weven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wēven | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wevan | to weave |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
Words derived from “weven”