English
Webdings
Blend of web + dingbat, introduced as a trademark by Microsoft.
Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- ‘to weave, braid’
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Proto-Germanic *wabją ‘something woven; web’
Proto-West Germanic *wabi ‘something woven; web’
Old English webb ‘web’
Middle English web ‘woven fabric’
English web
The story
Blend of web + dingbat, introduced as a trademark by Microsoft.
Today it means
name An internet-oriented dingbat font based on Wingdings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Webdings