Where does “wift” come from?

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

wift (Old English): an implement used in weaving

Definitions

  1. an implement used in weaving

Ancestry of “wift”, 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 →