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Where does “inweave” come from?

inweave (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.

inweave (English): To weave in or together; to intermix or...

Definitions

  1. To weave in or together; to intermix or...

Ancestry of “inweave”, step by step

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
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