Where does “weavingly” come from?
weavingly (English) comes from English weaving, 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.
weavingly (English): With a weaving pattern or motion
Definitions
- With a weaving pattern or motion
Ancestry of “weavingly”, step by step
weavingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English weaving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weaving | The process of making woven material on a loom; A... |
| 2 | English | weave | To form something by passing lengths or strands... |
| 3 | Middle English | weven | To weave; to perform or do some weaving; To... |
| 4 | Old English | wefan | to weave |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |