Where does “wēven” come from?

wēven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wevan, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

wēven (Middle Dutch): to weave

Definitions

  1. to weave

Ancestry of “wēven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwevanto weave
2Proto-West Germanicwebanto weave
3Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “wēven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weban →
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