webb

See also: Webb

Middle English

Noun

webb

1. 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

1. web

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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

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

Declension

Declension of webb

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	webb	webbs
	definite	webben	webbens
plural	indefinite	webbar	webbars
	definite	webbarna	webbarnas

Derived terms

• webbgrafik
• webbhotell
• webbkamera
• webbläsare
• webbplats
• webbradio
• webbredaktör
• webbserver
• webbsida
• webbspel
• webbyrå

 

Further reading

• webb in Svensk ordbok.