Where does “webbsida” come from?
webbsida (Swedish) comes from Swedish webb, from English Web, from Middle English webbe, from Old English webba, from Old English -a, from Proto-Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
webbsida (Swedish): a webpage
Definitions
- a webpage
Ancestry of “webbsida”, step by step
webbsida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish webb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | webb | the World Wide Web; a website |
| 2 | English | Web | The World Wide Web |
| 3 | Middle English | webbe | Weaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving; A... |
| 4 | Old English | webba | weaver |
| 5 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Swedish sida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sida | side; a bounding straight edge or surface; side;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sīþa | side (of an object) |
| 3 | Old Norse | síða | side |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīdǭ | side |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīdaz | drooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sēy- | to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |