Where does “vøv” come from?

vøv (Scanian) comes from Old Norse vefr, from Proto-Germanic wabją, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

vøv (Scanian): a weave

Definitions

  1. a weave

Ancestry of “vøv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevefrweb
2Proto-Germanicwabjąsomething woven; web
3Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabją →