weft
English
/wɛft/
noun
Definitions
- (weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
- (weaving) The yarn used for the weft; the fill.
- (hairdressing) A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wefte derived from Old English wefan (weave) derived from Proto-Germanic *webaną (weave).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*webaną
Gloss
weave
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- heave English
- heft English
- heftable English
- hefter English
- hefty English
- weftage English
- weftwise English
- *webʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *webaną Proto-Germanic
- wefan Old English
- weft Old English
- ōwef Old English
- heft Middle English
- wefe Middle English
- wefte Middle English
- weve Middle English
- weven Middle English
- vefa Old Norse
- weban Old High German
- *weban gmw-pro
- wevan Old Dutch
- wevan Old Saxon
- wefa Old Frisian