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
Ancestry of “web”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Web | — |
| 2 | Middle English | web | Alternative form of webbe |
| 3 | Old English | webb | web |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wabją | something woven; web |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |