Where does “wefta” come from?

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

wefta (Old English): weft horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric

Definitions

  1. weft horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric

Ancestry of “wefta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wefta”

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