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Where does “weban” come from?

weban (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

weban (Proto-West Germanic): to weave

Definitions

  1. to weave

Ancestry of “weban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “weban”

  • weben
  • weban
  • weben
  • וועב
  • וועבן
  • וועבזײַטל
  • wiewen
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