Where does “weblome” come from?

weblome (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.

weblome (Middle English): loom

Definitions

  1. loom

Ancestry of “weblome”, step by step

weblome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English web

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

via Middle English lome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlomeusually, commonly; A machine, device, or...
2Old Englishlōmefrequently, often
3Old Englishġelōmeoften, frequently, continually, repeatedly
4Proto-Germanicgalōma—
5Proto-Germanicgalōmiz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabją →
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