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Where does “וועב” come from?

וועב (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וועבן, from Middle High German weben, from Old High German weban, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

וועב (Yiddish): web; the Web; inflection of וועבן : ##...

Definitions

  1. web; the Web; inflection of וועבן : ##...

Ancestry of “וועב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוועבןweave
2Middle High Germanweben—
3Old High Germanwebanto weave
4Proto-West Germanicwebanto weave
5Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “וועב”

  • וועבזײַטל
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