Where does “web” come from?

web (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wabją, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Ancestry of “web”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwabjąsomething woven; web
2Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “web”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabją →