Where does “weven” come from?
weven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wevan, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
Ancestry of “weven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | wevan | to weave |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
Words derived from “weven”