weave

English

/wiːv/

verb
Definitions
  • To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
  • To spin a cocoon or a web.
  • To unite by close connection or intermixture.
  • To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English weven (weave, wander) inherited from Old English wefan (weave) inherited from Proto-Germanic *webaną (weave) derived from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (weave, wander, move to and from, braid, move to and fro).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*webʰ-

Gloss

weave, wander, move to and from, braid, move to and fro

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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