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 (woven fabric), cloth, tissue, stuff, weave, mesh (e.g. wire mesh)

Definitions

  1. fabric (woven fabric), cloth, tissue, stuff, weave, mesh (e.g. wire 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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →