Where does “wef” come from?
wef (Old English) comes from Middle English weven, from Old English wefan, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
wef (Old English): web
Ancestry of “wef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | weven | To weave; to perform or do some weaving; To... |
| 2 | Old English | wefan | to weave |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |