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
- Alternative form of wefte
Ancestry of “weft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wefte | weft; Strands of thread in a spiderweb |
| 2 | Old English | wefan | to weave |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |