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:
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Definitions
- definite plural of vev; inflection of veve:
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Ancestry of “veva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | veve | to weave |
| 2 | Old Norse | vefa | to weave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |