Where does “veva” come from?

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

veva (Norwegian Nynorsk): to weave; definite plural of vev

Definitions

  1. to weave; definite plural of vev

Ancestry of “veva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevefato weave
2Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “veva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Old Norse vefa →