Where does “weft” come from?

weft (Middle English) comes from Middle English wefte, from Old English wefan, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

weft (Middle English): Alternative form of wefte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wefte

Ancestry of “weft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwefteweft; Strands of thread in a spiderweb
2Old Englishwefanto weave
3Proto-West Germanicwebanto weave
4Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weban →
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