Where does “vivel” come from?

vivel (Swedish) comes from Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel, from Proto-West Germanic *wibil, from Proto-Germanic wibilaz, from Proto-Indo-European webʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

vivel (Swedish): weevil (beetle in family Curculionidae)

Definitions

  1. weevil (beetle in family Curculionidae)

Ancestry of “vivel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwevelweevil
2Old EnglishwifelBeetle
3Proto-West Germanic*wibilbeetle, weevil
4Proto-Germanicwibilaz{{l|en|weevil}}; weevil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰel-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wibilaz →