Weaver

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From Middle English wever, wevar, from Old English *wefere, *wifre, *wæfre(“weaver”, in compounds), equivalent to weave +‎ -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Weeuwer(“weaver”), Dutch wever(“weaver”), German Low German Wever(“weaver”), German Weber(“weaver”), Swedish vävare(“weaver”), Icelandic vefari(“weaver”).

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weaver (n.)

mid-14c. (mid-13c. as a surname), agent noun from weave (v.). The weaver-bird (1826) so called from the ingenuity of its nests.