English
heddle
Heddle comes from Old English hefeld ‘thread used for weaving’, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną ‘to have, heave’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*habjaną‘to have, heave’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hefeld‘thread used for weaving’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500helde
- Englishearliest quotation 1808heddle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*habjaną‘to have, heave’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hefeld‘thread used for weaving’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500helde
- Englishearliest quotation 1808heddle
Earliest quotation: 1808, John Duncan, Practical and Descriptive Essays on the Art of Weaving: “The only other table, generally used by operative weavers,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
case, head, except, capital, cash, captain, catch, accept, receive, capacity, heavy, behavior, chapter, escape, achieve, chase, capture, capable, heavily, cape, cable, recipe, reception, occupation, perception, cabin, haven, chapel, behave, capitol, recipient, chef, cattle, capita, hawk, anticipation, anticipate, caption, captive, deception, 172 more
through Proto-Germanic *habjaną ‘to have, heave’
Today it means
noun A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / heddle