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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic webanąEvery word from Old Norse vefa