wāp-

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *wäp- (compare Tocharian A wäp-), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (to weave), also the ultimate root of Old English wefan (whence English weave), Sanskrit उभ्नाति (ubhnāti, entwine), Persian بافتن (bâftan), Ancient Greek ὑφαίνω (huphainō, weave), Albanian venj.

Verb

wāp-

  1. to weave
Last modified on 5 May 2013, at 16:52