Etymology · Proto-West Germanic
*weban
3 English words descend from Proto-West Germanic *weban, most common first.
- 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.
- weftThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.