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Where does “webʰel-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “webʰel-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “webʰel-”

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