Where does “wevel” come from?
wevel (Middle English) comes from Old English wifel, from Proto-West Germanic *wibil, from Proto-Germanic wibilaz, from Proto-Indo-European webʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
wevel (Middle English): weevil
Definitions
- weevil
Ancestry of “wevel”, step by step
wevel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English wifel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wifel | Beetle |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *wibil | beetle, weevil |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wibilaz | {{l|en|weevil}}; weevil |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰel- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
via Old Saxon *wivil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *wivil | beetle |