Where does “weblink” come from?

weblink (English) comes from German web, from English Web, from Middle English webbe, from Old English webba, from Old English -a, from Proto-Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

weblink (English): A web address; the address of a document or...

Definitions

  1. A web address; the address of a document or...

Ancestry of “weblink”, step by step

weblink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German web

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwebsingular imperative of weben; first-person...
2EnglishWebThe World Wide Web
3Middle EnglishwebbeWeaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving; A...
4Old Englishwebbaweaver
5Old English-aEnding forming adverbs; nominative masculine...
6Proto-GermanicCreates feminine nouns from roots and stems
7Proto-Germanic-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

via German link

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlinkleft; sly; cunning; dangerous
2EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
3Latinlinchinuscandle
4Latinlynchinus
5Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Germanic Every word from Old English -a