Where does “even-weave” come from?

even-weave (English) comes from English weave, from Middle English weven, from Old English wefan, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

even-weave (English): A fabric used for embroidery whose warp and weft are the same size

Definitions

  1. A fabric used for embroidery whose warp and weft are the same size

Ancestry of “even-weave”, step by step

even-weave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English weave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweaveTo form something by passing lengths or strands...
2Middle EnglishwevenTo weave; to perform or do some weaving; To...
3Old Englishwefanto weave
4Proto-West Germanicwebanto weave
5Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via English Even

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEvenAn ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people...
2Middle Englishevensmoothly, evenly
3Old Englishefnequal, level, even
4Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
5Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even
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