Where does “wefte” come from?
wefte (Middle English) comes from Old English wefan, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
wefte (Middle English): weft; Strands of thread in a spiderweb
Definitions
- weft; Strands of thread in a spiderweb
Ancestry of “wefte”, step by step
wefte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English wefan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wefan | to weave |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
via Old English wefta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wefta | weft horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wiftiz | weaving |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |