Where does “webse” come from?

webse (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Ancestry of “webse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwefsawasp
2Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
3Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →
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