English

abb-wool

From abb + wool.

A compound of abb + wool

Old English āweb ‘weft’

Middle English ab

English abb

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- ‘hair’

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Proto-Germanic *wullō

Proto-West Germanic *wullu

Old English wull

Middle English wolle ‘wool, especially when used to make fabric’

English wool

Today it means

noun Wool used to make yarn for the warp.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / abb-wool