Where does “weft” come from?

weft (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wiftiz, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Ancestry of “weft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiftizweaving
2Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiftiz →
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