Where does “webbi” come from?

webbi (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic wabją, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

webbi (Old Saxon): web

Definitions

  1. web

Ancestry of “webbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwabjąsomething woven; web
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 wabją →