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Where does “wibilaz” come from?

wibilaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European webʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

wibilaz (Proto-Germanic): {{l|en|weevil}}; weevil

Definitions

  1. {{l|en|weevil}}; weevil

Ancestry of “wibilaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰel-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “wibilaz”

  • weevil
  • weevilly
  • weevily
  • weeviled
  • wevel
  • wifel
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