Where does “wabelen” come from?
wabelen (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
Ancestry of “wabelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wabōną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |