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
- weave; to form something by passing lengths or...
Ancestry of “väva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | væva | to weave |
| 2 | Old Norse | vefa | to weave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
Words derived from “väva”