Where does “webben” come from?

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

webben (Middle English): to weave

Definitions

  1. to weave

Ancestry of “webben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwebAlternative form of webbe
2Old Englishwebbweb
3Proto-Germanicwabjąsomething woven; web
4Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “webben”

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