Where does “vefur” come from?

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

vefur (Icelandic): web; tissue

Definitions

  1. web; tissue

Ancestry of “vefur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vefur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabją →