Where does “spindelvev” come from?
spindelvev (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vev, from Old Norse vefr, from Proto-Germanic wabją, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
spindelvev (Norwegian Nynorsk): cobweb, spiderweb
Ancestry of “spindelvev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vev | a weave; a loom, short form of vevstol; a web |
| 2 | Old Norse | vefr | web |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wabją | something woven; web |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |