Where does “web” come from?

web (Middle English) comes from Old English webb, from Proto-Germanic wabją, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

web (Middle English): Alternative form of webbe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of webbe

Ancestry of “web”, step by step

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

Words derived from “web”

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