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Where does “väva” come from?

väva (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish væva, from Old Norse vefa, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

väva (Swedish): weave; to form something by passing lengths or...

Definitions

  1. weave; to form something by passing lengths or...

Ancestry of “väva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvævato weave
2Old Norsevefato weave
3Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “väva”

  • vävstol
  • vävnad
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