weave

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

1. A type or way of weaving.
2. Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wiːv/

Etymology

From Middle English weven (“to weave”), from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave, braid”).
Cognates:
Cognate with Saterland Frisian weeuwe, West Frisian weve, Dutch weven, German weben, Danish væve, Swedish väva, Norwegian Nynorsk veva, Icelandic vefa.