Proto-Indo-European

*webʰ-

‘to weave, braid’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-.

13 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-, most familiar first.

• web ← webb ← *wabi ← *wabją ← *webaną
• wave ← waven ← wafian ← *wabōn ← *wabōną
• weave ← weven ← wefan ← *weban ← *webaną
• wasp ← wappes ← wæfs ← *wapsu ← *wapsō
• waffle ← waff ← waff ← wafe ← waven
• whiff ← wef
• woof ← wof
• waver ← waveren ← vafra
• weft ← wefte ← wefan ← *weban ← *webaną
• hypha ← ὑφή
• vespine ← vespa ← *wospā ← *wóbʰseh₂
• vespillo ← vespa ← *wospā ← *wóbʰseh₂

More words from *webʰ-

• vespiary

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-