Where does “vävare” come from?

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

vävare (Swedish): weaver

Definitions

  1. weaver

Ancestry of “vävare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvävaweave; to form something by passing lengths or...
2Old Swedishvævato weave
3Old Norsevefato weave
4Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Old Norse vefa →