Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*webʰ-
10 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-, 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.
- waveTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
- roverOne who roves: a person or animal that travels around, especially over a wide area, without a fixed destination; a nomad, a roamer, a wanderer.
- raveAn enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
- weaveTo form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
- waffleA flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.
- 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.
- whiffA brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- waverTo swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
- wave inTo try, in public, to attract people into a business establishment.