Where does “veptr” come from?

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

veptr (Old Norse): woof, weft

Definitions

  1. woof, weft

Ancestry of “veptr”, 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 →