Where does “web” come from?

web (Portuguese) comes from English Web, from Middle English web, from Old English webb, from Proto-Germanic wabją, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

web (Portuguese): the World Wide Web

Definitions

  1. the World Wide Web

Ancestry of “web”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWebThe World Wide Web
2Middle EnglishwebAlternative form of webbe
3Old Englishwebbweb
4Proto-Germanicwabjąsomething woven; web
5Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “web”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabją →