Where does “weaver” come from?

Weaver comes from Middle English weevere, from Old English wefere, whose original meaning is unknown.

weaver (English): One who weaves; A strand of material used in...

Definitions

  1. One who weaves; A strand of material used in...

Ancestry of “weaver”, step by step

weaver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English weevere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishweevere—
2Old Englishwefere—

via Middle English wevar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwevar—
Every word from Old English wefere →Every word from Middle English weevere →