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 any interconnected set of persons, places, or things

Definitions

  1. web any interconnected set of persons, places, or things

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weban →
וועב — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer