Where does “weve” come from?

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

weve (Middle English): Alternative form of weven

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of weven

Ancestry of “weve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwefanto weave
2Proto-West Germanicwebanto weave
3Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
4Proto-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 →