Where does “wevan” come from?
wevan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
wevan (Old Saxon): to weave
Ancestry of “wevan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *weban | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |