webb

See also: Webb

Middle English

Noun

webb

Alternative form of web (“woven fabric, web”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wabją (whence also Old High German weppi, Old Norse vefr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”). The Indo-European root is also the source of wasp, due to the insect's woven nests.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /webb/, [web]

Noun

webb n

web

Declension

Declension of webb (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	webb	webbu
accusative	webb	webbu
genitive	webbes	webba
dative	webbe	webbum

Descendants

Middle English: web, webb, webbe, webe, weob
- English: web
- Scots: wab, wob

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “webb”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Swedish

Etymology

From English web. Doublet of väv.

Noun

webb c

(uncountable) the World Wide Web
(colloquial) a website (short for webbplats)

Declension

Declension of webb
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	webb	webben	webbar	webbarna
Genitive	webbs	webbens	webbars	webbarnas

Derived terms

webbgrafik
webbhotell
webbkamera
webbläsare
webbplats
webbradio
webbredaktör
webbserver
webbsida
webbspel
webbyrå

Further reading

webb in Svensk ordbok.

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