Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- ‎(“to weave, braid”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian weva, Middle Low German wēven (German Low German węven), Dutch weven, Old High German weban (German weben), Old Norse vefa (Swedish väva). The Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit उभ्नाति ‎(ubhnāti, “entwine”), Ancient Greek ὑφαίνω ‎(huphaínō, “weave”), Tocharian A wäp- ‎(“weave”). Webbian, as well as modern English web and wasp, are related.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwevan/