weaver

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
2. A horizontal strand of material used in basket weaving.
3. A weaverbird.
4. An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.
5. Any of certain spider species, such as the sheet weaver or the funnel weaver, so named because they spin interesting and characteristic webs.
6. Any of certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae.

Concepten

wever

weefster

Synoniemen

knitter

weaver finch

weaverbird

webster

weaver bird

blacksmith

Weaver

barber

💈

milkman

weaving

Vertalingen

tisserand

Weber

tejedor

tessitore

υφαντής

Weberin

tisseur

tisseuse

tisserin

tejedora

tisserande

tessitrice

tecelão

teixidor

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwiː.və(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: wevere

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *wefere

Verwant aan Saterfries: Weeuwer

Verwant aan Nederlands: wever

Verwant aan Duits: Weber

Verwant aan Zweeds: vävare

Verwant aan IJslands: vefari

In summary

From Middle English wevere, wever, from Old English *wefere, *wifre, *wæfre (“weaver”, in compounds), from Proto-West Germanic *webārī. By surface analysis, weave + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Weeuwer (“weaver”), Dutch wever (“weaver”), German Low German Wever (“weaver”), German Weber (“weaver”), Swedish vävare (“weaver”), Icelandic vefari (“weaver”).