Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*webaną
5 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *webaną, most common first.
- webThe silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
- weaveTo form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
- woofThe set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
- waverTo swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
- weftThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.