Where does “vefslóð” come from?

vefslóð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vefur, from Old Norse vefr, from Proto-Germanic wabją, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

vefslóð (Icelandic): URL

Definitions

  1. URL

Ancestry of “vefslóð”, step by step

vefslóð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vefur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvefurweb; tissue
2Old Norsevefrweb
3Proto-Germanicwabjąsomething woven; web
4Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Icelandic slóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicslóða trail, a beaten track, a path; an area, a...
2Old Norseslóðtrail, track
3Proto-Germanicslōdō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabją →