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Where does “Gewebe” come from?

Gewebe (German) comes 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.

Gewebe (German): fabric , cloth, tissue, stuff, weave, mesh;...

Definitions

  1. fabric , cloth, tissue, stuff, weave, mesh;...

Ancestry of “Gewebe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwebento weave; to intertwine
2Middle High Germanweben—
3Old High Germanwebanto weave
4Proto-West Germanicwebanto weave
5Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “Gewebe”

  • Blattgewebe
  • Fettgewebe
  • Knochengewebe
  • Gewebestoff
  • Damastgewebe
  • Bindegewebe
  • Wurzelgewebe
  • Herzmuskelgewebe
  • Lungengewebe
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