Where does “Lungengewebe” come from?

Lungengewebe (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.

Lungengewebe (German): lung tissue

Definitions

  1. lung tissue

Ancestry of “Lungengewebe”, step by step

Lungengewebe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gewebe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewebefabric (woven fabric), cloth, tissue, stuff, weave, mesh (e.g. wire mesh)
2Germanwebento weave; to intertwine
3Middle High Germanweben—
4Old High Germanwebanto weave
5Proto-West Germanicwebanto weave
6Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via German lungen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlungen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weban →