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.
Ancestry of “wift”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wiftiz | weaving |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
Words derived from “wift”