Where does “wever” come from?

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

wever (Middle English): A weaver; a person who weaves as a job; A...

Definitions

  1. A weaver; a person who weaves as a job; A...

Ancestry of “wever”, step by step

wever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English weven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwevenTo weave; to perform or do some weaving; To...
2Old Englishwefanto weave
3Proto-West Germanicwebanto weave
4Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Old Northern French wivre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frenchwivreserpent
2Latinvīperaadder, snake, serpent, viper

Words derived from “wever”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weban →