Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "to weave" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Cultureswefan(Anglo-Saxon) weban(Old High German) Given Name DescendantWebster(English) Surname DescendantsWeaver, Webb, Webster(English) Weber, Weeber(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 576. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 451.