Where does “veva” come from?

veva (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål veve, from Old Norse vefa, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

veva (Norwegian Bokmål): definite plural of vev; inflection of veve: ##...

Definitions

  1. definite plural of vev; inflection of veve: ##...

Ancestry of “veva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålveveto weave
2Old Norsevefato 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 Old Norse vefa →