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Where does “waven” come from?

waven (Middle English) comes from Old English wafian, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

waven (Middle English): To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro; To...

Definitions

  1. To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro; To...

Ancestry of “waven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwafianto wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to...
2Proto-Germanicwabōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “waven”

  • wave
  • waves
  • wavelength
  • microwave
  • waveform
  • wavy
  • waveguide
  • shortwave
  • wavefront
  • wavefunction
  • wavenumber
  • wavelike
  • brainwave
  • longwave
  • waveband
  • waveless
  • waviness
  • heatwave
  • multiwavelength
  • subwavelength
  • wavefield
  • microwavable
  • waveshape
  • wavetable
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