Where does “Damastgewebe” come from?
Damastgewebe (German) comes from German Gewebe, from German weben, from Middle High German weben, from Old High German weban, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
Damastgewebe (German): damask
Definitions
- damask
Ancestry of “Damastgewebe”, step by step
Damastgewebe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gewebe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gewebe | fabric (woven fabric), cloth, tissue, stuff, weave, mesh (e.g. wire mesh) |
| 2 | German | weben | to weave; to intertwine |
| 3 | Middle High German | weben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | weban | to weave |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |